Diplogastrellus graciloides (Skwarra, 1921) Paramonov, 1952

CGC strain code:

PDL0021

Old codes:

None

Locality:

Thick soil in an aviary with pigeons at Kasteellaan 21, Landegem, Belgium. Collected by Paul De Ley in December, 1995.

Classification:

Secernentea - Diplogasterida - Diplogasteroidea - Diplogasteroididae

Culture conditions:

Xenic: "Wet plates": 3-5 drops of E. coli in 4 ml P-buffer (0.05M KH2PO4/K2HPO4 to pH 7.3) on 1% pure agar + 5 mg/ml cholesterol. Can also be kept on dry plates but moves with much more difficulty and seems to reproduce more slowly. The cultures appear to contain a bacterium (other than E. coli) which may be essential for growth and reproduction. Keep at 16-18C.

Long-term storage:

Freezing was not attempted.

Availability:

Freely available on "wet plates".

Descriptions:

For a recent review and key of the genus or subgenus Diplogastrellus, see: Kiontke, K. & Sudhaus, W. (1996) Diplogaster (Diplogastrellus) cerea sp. n. from saguaro cactus rot and a revision of the subgenus Diplogastrellus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae). Nematologica 42: 173-197.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Note:

Autotokous.

Last Updated: 27 March 1998