Araeolaimus elegans

 

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Rev: 02/22/2024

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
       Araeolaimida
Araeolaimoidea
Araeolaimidae or Diplopeltidae
        Araeolaimus elegans de Man, 1888
 
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 
  •  Body short and cylindrical, 0.6-1.1 mm ilong.
  •  Cuticle finely striated.
  • Head narrow with mouth opening anteriorly.
  • Four cephalic setae.
  •  Amphideal fovea sausage-shaped, located a short distance behind the buccal cavity.
  • Ocelli present at 4.3 to 5.2 head diameters from anterior end.
  • Buccal cavity narrow, conical, about 1 head diam.. long.
  • Pharynx slender and with the median bulb-like swelling at about 30% of the pharynx length.
  • Nerve ring wide, at 61% of the pharynx length.
  •  Excretory pore opening located between amphideal fovea and ocelli; ampulla near the ocelli and large renette cell located at anterior of intestine.
  • Tail 3.4 to 3.7 a.b.d. long, gradually tapering to a blunt tip; with caudal glands and spinneret. 

Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed.

  • Vulva at mid-body.

  •  Tail longer than that of male (4.1 to 5.5 a.b.d.)

Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022


 

Males:

  •  Diorchic, posterior testis short and reflexed.
  • Spicules 1.2 to 1.8 a.b.d. long and sharply bent.
  •  Gubernaculum with apophysis.
  •  Postcloacal setae arranged in rows on the ventral surface of tail.

 

 

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Distribution:

Widely distributed in sublittoral sediment

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Feeding:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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References:

  • Huang, Y. and Guo, Y. 2022. Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea. Springer, Singapore and Scence Press, Beijing.
  • Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
    Revised: February 22, 2024.