Diplopeltula pulchra

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
       Araeolaimida
Araeolaimoidea
Diplopeltidae
        Diplopeltula pulchra Vincx & Gourbault, 1992
 
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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

  • Generally similar to male
  • Didelpic-amphidelphic; ovaries short; reflexed
  • Vagina heavily sclerotized

Ref: Vincx and Gourbault, 1992
Diplopeltula pulchra. A: Male; B: Female; C: Male head; D: Female paryngeal region; E: Femal tail region; F: Male tail region.
From Vincx and Gourbault, 1992

Males:   (D. pulchra as example)

  • Elongated body, rounded head, cylindrical tail.
  • Cuticle strated, each annule with fine longitudinal striations
  • Scattered, short and scarce somatic setate along body
  • Lips small, labial sensilla not obvious
  • Amphid fovea distinct, loop shaped
  • Buccal cavity minute, no teeth
  • Pharynx muscular with anterior buccal bulb and posterior pyriform bulb
  • Diorchic, testes outstretched
  • Spicules strong, curved, sclerotized
  • Gubernaculum small
  • Tail cylindrical; 3 caudal glands open through a small spinneret

 


  

 

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Distribution:

Described from the Southern Bight of the North Sea; 23 m deep, fine sand.

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Feeding:

Free-living marine nematodes. Presumably epistrate/dissolved organic matter feeders

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

 
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References:

Vincx, M. and Gourbault, N. 1992. Six new species of the genus Diplopeltula (Nematoda: Diplopeltidae) with remarks on the heterogeneity of the taxon  Hydrobiologia 230:165-178.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 17, 2024.