Andrassya tundrovi

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
  Enoplia
        Enoplida
           
                    Andrassyidae

Andrassya tundrovi Gagarin, 1993

    

    Synonyms:

   

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Morphology and Anatomy:

With charadteristsics of the family Andrassyidae.

 

Females:

  • Amphidelphic, didelphic; vulva near mid-body.

  • Uterus with hemi-rosette structure.

  • Viviparous.

(the hemi-rosette is decribed as optical-dense semicircular structure with corrugated arch edging connecting the uteri)

 
 

Males:  

  • Monorchic

  • Spicules paired but separate

  • Caudal glands open subteriminally

Ref::Tchesunov and Gagarin (1999), Smol et al (2014)

 

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

 
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Distribution:

Free-living freshwater nematodes, described from a small pool in thr tundra in northern Russia.

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Feeding:

Free-living freshwater nematodes.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

Viviparous, eggs hatch in female body.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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References:

Tchesunov, A.V. and Gagarin, V.G. 1999. Descriptions of Andrassya tundrovi Gagarin, 1993 and Malakhovia chernobyli gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Andrassyidae fam. n.). Nematology 1:141-148.

Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

 

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 28, 2023.