Camacolaimus macrocellatus Allgén, 1959

Holovachov, Oleksandr & Boström, Sven, 2015, Swedish Plectida (Nematoda). Part 10. The genus Deontolaimus de Man, 1880, Zootaxa 4034 (1), pp. 1-44 : 31

Camacolaimus macrocellatus Allgén, 1959

( Fig. 16 )

Type material. Lectotype juvenile (slide # Type-8739) deposited in the invertebrate type collection of the Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. Specimen is completely dried out and is in poor condition.

Juvenile. Body plump, cylindrical over most of its length, tapering anteriorly in anterior half of pharyngeal region and posteriorly on tail. Cuticle annulated. Lateral field, body pores, epidermal glands and subcephalic, cervical and somatic sensilla cannot be observed. Anterior body end damaged. Ocelli present. Nerve ring, hemizonid and secretory-excretory system cannot be observed. Pharynx poorly preserved. Reproductive system absent. Tail short-conoid, ventrally curved. Spinneret present.

Discussion. Available morphological data is not sufficient to identify this specimen with confidence. The species is considered species inquirenda et incerta sedis within Nematoda.

Figures

FIGURE 16. Camacolaimus macrocellatus Allgén, 1959, lectotype juvenile. Scale bar: 50 µm.