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Plectus aquatilis Andrássy, 1985


CGC strain code:

PDL0018


Other codes:

Plectus 4, JB-049

Locality:

Reddish-brown loamy mud from an artificial marsh (private property, Heikens 10) in Beerzel, Belgium. No vegetation at sampling spot. Collected by Patsy Scheldeman in October 1995.

Classification:

Chromadoria - Chromadorida - Leptolaimina - Plectoidea - Plectidae

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.

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".

Description:

Andrássy, I. (1985) The genus Plectus Bastian, 1865 and its nearest relatives (Nematoda: Plectidae). Acta Zoologica Hungarica, 31: 1-52.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Notes:

Males not yet seen. Relatively big adults; generation time estimated at two weeks or more. S-buffer not recommended. 
Last Updated: 27 March 1998