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Classification:

Rhabditida
       Cephalobina
        Cephaloboidea
          Cephalobidae

           Acrobeles Linstow, 1877
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Acrobeles complexus
(source: Paul de Ley)

stoma distinctly jointed, cheilostom wide followed by a funnel-shaped or narrow posterior part with heavy wall.

Esophageal corpus cylindrical, isthmus present but sometimes indistinct, terminal bulb always valved. 

Tail of both sexes usually short.

Female: gonad single, anterior directed usually reflexed several times. 

Male: bursa absent but genital papillae present. 

Spicules paired, gubernaculum present. 

 
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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 Bacteria    

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 22, 2008.