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Ereptonema
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CGC strain code:
PDL1008
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Locality:
Classification:
Chromadoria - Chromadorida - Leptolaimina - Plectoidea - Plectidae
Culture conditions:
- Xenic: with small inocula of E. coli on 1% soil agar (incl. 1-3%
dark soil) + 5 µg/ml cholesterol. Any excess moisture on plate surface
is allowed to evaporate before sealing. Other bacteria and a fungus have
not been removed. Kept at 17C.
Long-term storage:
Probably capable of surviving desiccation. Freezing was not attempted.
Slowly desiccated plates may be suitable
for permanent storage in liquid nitrogen.
Availability:
Freely available on agar.
Description:
ANDERSON, R. V. (1966). An emendation of the diagnosis of both the subfamily
and two genera of Wilsonematinae and a new genus, Ereptonema n.
g. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 44: 923-935.
DE LEY, P. & COOMANS, A. (1997). Terrestrial nematodes from the
Galápagos Archipelago. 7. Description of Tylocephalus nimius
sp. n. and new data on the morphology, development and behaviour of Tylocephalus
auriculatus (Bütschli, 1873) Anderson, 1966 (Leptolaimida: Plectidae).
Fundamental and Applied Nematology, 20: 213-228.
Identification:
Paul De Ley.
Notes:
Males are common in some plates, absent in others. Only three juvenile
stages, each of which is characterized by a distinctly different head morphology.
During feeding, juveniles and adults swing their head dorsally and ventrally
like metronomes.
Last revised 27 March 1998