Perspiria

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Desmodorida
Desmodorina
             Deamodoroidea
                Desmodoridae
     Spirininae
 
  •      Perspiria  Wieser & Hopper, 1967
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    Type species of the genus: Perspiria hamata  Wieser & Hopper, 1967

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

    Ref: Armenteros et al., 2014; Leduc and Verschelde, 2015

     

    Females:
     


    Males:       
    • Precloacal supplenets usually present

     

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    Distribution:

    Free-living marine nematodes. Species have been reported fronm subtidal sediments, Bohai Bay, China,

     
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    Feeding:

    Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Perspiria

    Probably epistrate feeders.

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    Life Cycle:

     
     
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    References:

    Armenteros, M., Ruiz-Abierno, A., De craemer, W. 2014. Revision of Desmodorinae and Spiriniinae (Nematoda: Desmodoridae) with redescription of eight known species. European J. Taxonomy 96:1-32

    Leduc, D., Verschelde, D. 2015. Revision of Desmodorinae and Spiriniinae (Nematoda: Desmodoridae) with redescription of eight known species. European J. Taxonomy 118:1-25.

    Leduc, D., Verschelde, D. 2015. New Spirinia and Stygodesmodora species (Nematoda: Spriniiinae) from the Soutwest Pacific, and a revision of the related genera Spirinia, Chromaspirinia and Perspiria.. European J. Taxonomy 118:1-25.

    Zhai, H., Shi, Y., Li, T., Sun, J. 2023. Two new species of genus Perspiria (Desmodoridae: Nematoda) from the Bohai Bay of China. J. Natural History 57:490-502

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    Revised: May 25, 2026.