Parapinnanema

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Chromadorida
Chromadoridae: Euchromadorinae
Parapinnanema Inglis, 1969

Type species of the genus: Parapinnanema wilsoni Inglis, 1969.

Morphology and Anatomy:

thick cuticle on the pharyngeal region; \
amphids with surrounding fringe of cuticle;
buccal cavity conical with one dorsal and two subventral plates; one large pointed tooth on the dorsal plate and three denticles plus a ventral tooth on each subventral plate;
tail conico-cylindrical;

Ref: Semprucci and Sorensen, 2014

Females:

elongated vulva, vagina opening wide, an internal double sphincter around the uterine chamber

Males:

raised precloacal and caudal modifications of the cuticle in males;

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Semprucci, F.A. and Sorensen, M.V. 2014. A new species of Parapinnanema (Nematoda, Chromadoridae) from Dr Theodor Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914 with an identification key to the genus Zootaxa 3881(6):501-512

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 16, 2024.

Parapinnanema

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: November 16, 2024.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 16, 2024.