A description of the free-living marine nematode Euchromadora robusta sp. n. (Nematoda : Chromadorida) with observations on the ultrastructure of thebody cuticle
Vv. Kulikov et al., A description of the free-living marine nematode Euchromadora robusta sp. n. (Nematoda : Chromadorida) with observations on the ultrastructure of thebody cuticle, RUSS J NEMA, 6(2), 1998, pp. 103-110
Euchromadora robusta sp. n. found in meiobenthos samples from the Sea of Ja
pan and the Sea of Okhotsk is described. The new species differs from other
species in the genus by its long body (3.0-3.9 mm), thick cuticle (about 9
mu m), and shape of spicules and gubernaculum. The ultrastructure of the b
ody cuticle and transformation of the cuticle in the head end is reported.