Metachromadora aliusa

Metachromadora aliusa	Contents	Rev: 09/23/2024
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Synonyms:

The species is characterized by:

buccal cavity with one dorsal and one ventral tooth,
Cephalic setae measuring 0.4-0.6 times corresponding body diameter,
Amphideal fovea entirely surrounded by striation, males and females with amphideal fovea occupying less than half the diameter of corresponding body width,
Spicule with velum,
10-12 precloacal papiliform supplements and one postcloacal papilla.

Ref: Pinto and Neres, 2020

	Females:


Males: Spicule with velum, 10-12 precloacal papiliform supplements and one postcloacal papilla.

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Species described from samples of coarse sediments at depths up to 20 m on the continental shelf of Portugal.,

Probably epistrate feeders

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Pinto, T.K. and Neres, P.F. 2020. Four new species of free-living nematodes from shallow continental shelf of Portugal. Zootaxa 4722 (1): 001-033.