Parabathylaimus jare

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
   Enoplia
        Enoplida
            Tripylina
                Tripyloididae
                   

Parabathylaimus jare Shimada, Suzuki, Tsujimoto, Imura & Kakui, 2021

The specific name is derived from the Antarctic expedition JARE 56.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • Outer labial sensilla two-jointed, much shorter than in males,
  • Ventrolateral and dorsolateral setae also present, but ventrolateral setae sparser than in males.
  • Didelphic, with opposed, reflexed ovaries: anterior ovary on right side of intestine, beginning at 51% of body length and ending at 38%; posterior ovary also on right side of intestine, beginning at 58% of body length and ending at 66%,
  • Vulva slit-like, located at 55% of body length.
  • Vagina weakly sclerotized, 15 �m long.

Ref: Shimada et al., 2021.

   
   



Males:  

  • Monorchic, testis outstretched anteriorly
  • Spicules  paired, 1-1.2 cbd long,lightly arcuate, constricted proximally but not forming distinct capitulum, acute at distal end, with median lamella and heel-shaped ventral projection.
  • Gubernaculum single platelike,
  • Precloacal supplement absent. Reproductive system (Fig. 4A) monorchic with outstretched anterior testis, not
  •  Seminal vesicle well developed filled with globular sperm

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Distribution:

Reported from upper subtidal sandy sediment, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica.

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References:

Shimada, D., Suzuki, A.C., Tsujimoto, M., Imura, S., Kakui, K. 2021. Two New Species of Free-living Marine Nematodes (Nematoda: Axonolaimidae and Tripyloididae) from  the Coast of Antarctica. Species Diversity 26:49-53. DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.26.49

 
Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 17, 2024.