Pseudoxyo

 

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Classification:

                            
  Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Rhabditida
     Spirurina
Thelastomatoidea
Hystrignathidae

Pseudoxyo Zhang & Zhang, 2022

Type species of the genus: Pseudoxyo yunnanensis Zhang & Zhang, 2022

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:  

  • Amphidelphic. Vulva located near mid-body.
  • Vagina slightly extending anteriorly. Eggs ovoid, smooth-surface
  • Tail attenuated, conical with sharp point.

Ref: Zhang and Zhang, 2022

Males:

  • Male unknown

      
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Distribution:

Type species described from China.

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Feeding:

 Intestinal parasites of passalid beetles (Coleoptera).

 
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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Adamson, M.L. and Van Waerebeke, D. 1992. Revision of the Thelastomatoidea, Oxyurida of invertebrate hosts III . Hystrignathidae. Systematic Parasitology 22:111-130

Zhang, N., Zhang, L. 2022. Three new genera, two new species and one new combination of family Hystrignathidae (Nematoda: Thelastomatoidea) from Ceracupes fronticornis (Westwood) (Insecta: Passalidae) in China. Research Square: DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1637079/v1

 

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Revised: July 06, 2024.