By albert, 23 December, 2022
Sample
Hoek van Holland 2022-01-09
Species
Rhabditidae spec. (Cruznema?)
Age
Adult
Gender
Male

Measurements and indices

L hbw mbw abw Oes Tail a b c c' V%
671 25 82 25 155 31 26.8 4.3 21.6 1.2

Remarks

Buccal cavity depth 13mu; spicula 47mu, gubernaculum 22mu.

Configuration of the ribs of the bursa 2 + 2 + ?.
(From fresh water -and terrestrial environments Cruznema has this configuration, has annulated cuticle with longitudinal ribs and denticles at the base of the buccal cavity. In this genus the bursa should envelop the tail completely, which does not seem to be the case in this specimen.) 

Images of specimen

overview, 10x objective
head region, 40x objective
tail region, 40x objective
cloaca region with gubernaculum, 100x objective
cloaca region with right spiculum, 100x objective
head region with cuticula structure, 100x objective
head region, 100x objective

Videos of specimen

Video file
head region, 100x objective
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cloaca region, 100x objective