Roqueus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
   Dorylaimia
        Dorylaimida
Belondiroidea
              Swangeriidae
 Roqueinae

Roqueus Thorne, 1964

 Type species of the genus: Roqueus gracilis Thorne, 1964

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Female:
  • Didelphic-amphidelphic
  • Tail very long, filiform

Males:

  • Spicules dorylaimoid
  • 10-14 spaced ventromedian supplements, all anterior to spicules
  • Tali short and rounded

Ref: Andrassy, 2009
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References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Rahaman, P.H., Ahmad, W., Khan, Z. 1993. Description of Paratimminema brevibulbum n. gen, n.sp. and Roqueus indicus n.sp.  (Doryleimidae: Thornenematidae) from Adamans, India. Nematologica 39:476-485

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331

 

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Revised: June 05, 2023.