Paracameronia

 

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Classification:

Thelastomatidae

Paracameronia De Carvalho & Spiridonov 1991.

Type species of the genus: Paracameronia caucasica De Carvalho & Spiridonov 1991.

 

Synonym:

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Characteristics of type species:

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Males:

  • Smooth cuticle except on head where striations are 4 um apart and on tail where they are 10 um apart

  • Lateral alase absent

  • Stoma very small with a refringent ring at junction with esophagus

  • Esophageal corpus spindle shape, bukb with valves; excretory pore about 1 body width from head

  • Testis with anterior spermatogenesis portion and posterior vas deferens

  • Spicule single, 25 um long. Three paira of papillae, one pair precloacal, the second adcloacal and third pair on tail

  • Tail relatively large and conical with a small cloacal protruberance.

Females:

  • Generally similar to male.
  • Didelphic; vulva at 79% of body length,
  • Eggs grouped end to end in uteri and pass through the vagina in rigid sticks. Eggs with 2 opercula

Ref: De Carvalho and Spiridonov 1991.

 

Paracameronia caucasica A: Male lateral; B: Female lateral; C: Male posterior; D: Mel posterior, ventral; A and F: Contact between egg shells

Drawings from De Carvalho and Spiridonov 1991
 

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:


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Distribution:

Described from mole crickets (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa) collected in South Azerbaijan.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paracameronia

A genus of intestinal parasites of mole crickets

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

De Carvalho, P.A.F. and Spiridonov, S.E. 1991. Paracamaronia caucasica gen. n., sp. n. (Oxyurida: Thelastomatidae) intestinal nematode of mole cricket from Azerbaijan. Nematol. Mediterranea 19:47-49.

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Revised by Howard Ferris: October 22, 2026.