Paradesmodora immersa

Paradesmodora immersa	Contents	Rev: 11/01/2024
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Desmodorida: Desmodorina
Deamodoroidea
Desmodoridae: Spiriniinae
Paradesmodora immersa Weiser, 1954

    Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle coarsely striated
Inner and outer labial sensilla not present or difficult to see; four cephalic sensilla setiform (c 4um) at anterior level of amphidial fovea, no subcephalic setae.
Amphidial fovea cryptospiral located far forward on the head. Six longitudinal rows of short somatic setae (~1ï¿½3 μm long) running along anterior and mid body region; they become in four rows on the posterior region.
Buccal cavity medium-sized, one dorsal tooth, two ventrosublateral smaller teeth.
Pharynx muscular with posterior bulb and plasmatic interruptions. Cardia extended.
Tail conical, last portion without striation, short setae present, spinneret present.

Ref: Armenteros et al., 2014

Females:

Males:

Monorchic, anterior testis to the left of intestine.
Spicules curved and slightly cephalated.
Gubernaculum a narrow rod.
Precloacal supplements (12ï¿½16) as small marks in the ventral cuticle.

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

Distribution:

Collected from the Punta Frances coral reef (Cuba).

Feeding:

Free-living marine nematodes, probably epistrate feeders

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Armenteros, M., Ruiz-Abierno, A., Decraemer, W. 2014. Revision of Desmodorinae and Spiriniinae (Nematoda: Desmodoridae) with redescription of eight known species. European J. Taxonomy 96:1-32.

Schuurmans Stekhoven J.H. 1950????. The freeliving marine nemas of the Mediterranean. I. The Bay of Villefranche. MÃ©moires de lâ€™Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, deuxiÃ¨me sÃ©rie 37, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels.

Wieser W. 1954. Free-living marine nematodes II. Chromadoroidea. Acta Universitatis Lundensis (N. F. 2) 50, C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund