Published December 31, 2015 | Version v1
Taxonomic treatment Open

Camacolaimus cylindricauda Allgen 1959

Description

Camacolaimus cylindricauda Allgén, 1959

(Fig. 13)

Type material. Lectotype juvenile (slide # Type-8740) deposited in the invertebrate type collection of the Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. This specimen was described as male in the original publication. Specimen is broken, flattened and is in poor condition.

Juvenile. Body slender, cylindrical over most of its length, tapering anteriorly in anterior half of pharyngeal region and posteriorly on tail; strongly ventrally curved upon fixation. Cuticle smooth. Lateral field, body pores, epidermal glands and subcephalic, cervical and somatic sensilla cannot be observed. Anterior body end obscure. Nerve ring, hemizonid and secretory-excretory system cannot be observed. Pharynx cylindrical anteriorly, expanding posteriorly into a weak basal bulb. Reproductive system indistinct. Structure drawn and described as spicule in the original publication is an artefact. Tail elongate-conoid, straight. Caudal glands and spinneret indistinct.

Discussion. Available morphological data is not sufficient to identify this specimen with confidence. It is considered species inquirenda et incerta sedis within Nematoda.

Notes

Published as part of Holovachov, Oleksandr & Boström, Sven, 2015, Swedish Plectida (Nematoda). Part 10. The genus Deontolaimus de Man, 1880, pp. 1-44 in Zootaxa 4034 (1) on pages 27-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/289820

Files

Files (1.6 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:5f9e57555d2a4890544af9e261449090
1.6 kB Download

System files (7.6 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:66f78d2ca3b2b9a4821967a3d8605506
7.6 kB Download

Linked records

Additional details

Biodiversity

References

  • Allgen, C. A. (1959) Freeliving marine nematodes. Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901 - 1903, 5, 1 - 293.