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Rhabditidae sp. - genus and species unknown


CGC strain code:

PDL0015


Old codes:

WCUG15, D7

Locality:

Littoral sand with numerous shell fragments around roots of Cryptocar-pus in the "Bahía de los Flamencos", Isla Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Collected by Konjev Desender in April 1991.

Classification:

Secernentea - Rhabditida - Rhabditina - Rhabditoidea - Rhabditidae

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 µg/ml cholesterol. Keep at 16-18C.

Inoculation procedure:

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 "wet plates" which contain a contaminant fungus.

Description:

None

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Notes:

Males not yet seen. Small hermaphrodites (?) with denticles on glottoid apparatus, small amphid posterior to lips, long tail and two gonads; reproduction moderately rapid. S-buffer not recommended. 
Last Updated: 27 March 1998