A description of the free-living marine nematode Euchromadora robusta sp. n. (Nematoda : Chromadorida) with observations on the ultrastructure of thebody cuticle

Citation
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
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
08696918 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
103 - 110
Database
ISI
SICI code
0869-6918(1998)6:2<103:ADOTFM>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
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.