Teratocephalus terrestris
(Butschli, 1873) de Man, 1876
Syn.: Anguillula terrestris Butschli, 1873
This species is immediately distinguished by its
small size, coarsely striated cuticle and long filiform tail with its arcuate
terminus. The head with its cutinous framework is an especially prominent
feature.
This is one of the most widely distributed
species in the western mountains but occurs only in small numbers.
Two specimens appeared in this collection.
-G. Thorne, Nematodes from the summit of Long's Peak, Colorado,
1929
Female, 0.3-0.57mm; a = 26-41; b = 3-5; c = 3-6.5;
V
= 44
Male, 0.4mm; a = 40; b = 4; c = 5-6
Body slender, tapering a little anteriorly in both sexes and considerably
posteriorly to a finely pointed tail. Head offset, consisting of
6 flap-like lips which inarch towards the mouth aperture and are separated
from one another by deep grooves. Stoma deeper than wide, becoming
funnel-shaped at its junction with the oesophagus. Amphid apertures
small and situated at about the same level as the front end of the oesophagus.
Female gonad single, prodelphic, ovary reflexed. A post-vulval uterine
sac present. Male tail long and tapering as in the female.
Spicules ventrally arcuate, slender and proximally knobbed. Caudal
papillae absent.
(Description- Goodey, 1963)
DNA Sequences Obtained
| Specimen: |
Collected: |
| RMNP LP1-25 |
Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park |
