Corpicracens munozae

Corpicracens munozae	Contents	Rev 10/11/2024
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Classification:

Rhabditida
Spirurina
Thelastomatoidea: Thelastomatidae

Corpicracens munozae Jex, Schneider, Rose & Cribb, 2006.

Type species of the genus

Morphology and Anatomy:

Characteristics of type species:

Long and slender,
First annule small, swollen, offset from second annule by deep constriction; second annule enlarged.
Lateral alae absent.
Pharynx with corpus clavate and a slight posterior pseudobulb
Nerve ring situated at mid-corpus. Excretory pore located just anterior to mid-corpus
Intestine with anterior dilation but without distinct cardia.
Relatively robust, subulate tail.

.	Females: Monodelphic, vulva near mid-body region. Vagina directed anteriorly, with one spermatheca Oval eggs flattened at the pole

Corpicracens munozae A: Adult female; B: Cephalic extremity; C: Pharyngeal region; (Scale bar: A, C, 100 um; B, 20 um) Drawings from Jex et al., 2006
Male: Not seen Ref: Jex et al., 2006
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:strong>

Distribution:

Described from burrowing cockroaches in Australia. Reported from hosts Geoscapheus dilatatus in New South Wales and Macropanesthia rothi in Queensland.

Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of burrowing cockroaches

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Jex, A.R., Schneider, M.A., Rose, H.A., Cribb, T.H. 2006. New Thelastomatoidea (Nematoda: Oxyurida) from Australian burrowing cockroaches (Blaberidae: Geoscapheinae, Panesthiinae). Nematology 8:443-454.