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Plectus cf. sambesii Mekong


CGC strain code:

ES601

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Locality:

Mekong River Delta, Vietnam provided by Einhard Schierenberg

Classification:

Chromadoria - Chromadorida - Leptolaimina - Plectoidea - Plectidae

Culture conditions:

Xenic, keep at 16-18C:

Inoculation procedure for wet plates:

E. coli are suspended over FRESH plates the day before transfer of nematodes as follows.

Long-term storage:

Freezing has not been attempted.

Availability:

Freely available on agar.

Description:

De Ley, P. & Coomans, A. (1994). Terrestrial nematodes from the Galápagos Archipelago IV: The genus Plectus Bastian, 1865, with description of three new species (Leptolaimina: Plectidae). Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen - Biologie, 64: 43-70.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Notes:

Males not yet seen. Small adults; reproduction relatively rapid, can reach high densities. Specimens are quite sensitive to pH and desiccation; perhaps also to salinity (S-buffer not recommended). 
Last Updated: 27 March 1998