Bendiella

 

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Rev: 09/03/2024

  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Distribution Management
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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Chromadorida
    Selachinematidae
Selachonematinae
       Bendiella Leduc, 2013

Type species of the genus: Bendiella thalassa Leduc, 2013

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

  •  didelphic-amphidelphic with reflexed ovaries.
  •  Vulva located slightly pre-median.
  • Pars proximalis vaginae surrounded by constrictor muscle

Ref: Leduc, 2013


   

 
Bendiella thalassa A.lateral view of male cuticle; B: Female head and buccal cavity; C: Rhabdions in anterior and posterior portion of female buccal cavity.  Scale bar = 10 um
Photomicrographs from Leduc, 2013
 
Males:    
  •  diorchic, testes short, outstretched
  • re-cloacal supplements absent.
  • spicules 1.4 abd,
  • gubernaculum consisting of two detached lateral pieces (crurae) without median portion (corpus or cuneus), and

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

Predatory marine nematodes. Recorded from bottom sediments 800-1200 m deep off the coast of New Zealand

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Feeding:

Considered voracious predators (as reflected in thee species name; ingluviosus = Latin for varacious, gluttonus).

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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Predator.

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Management:

 
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References:

Leduc, D.  2013. Two new genera and five new species of Selachinematidae (Nematoda, Chromadorida) from the continental slope of New Zealand.  European Journal of Taxonomy 63: 1-32.

 

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 03, 2024.