Tripyloididae Explained

Tripyloididae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Araeolaimida.^[1]

Characteristics

The following traits define the genus:^[2]

• the amphid is located posterior to the buccal cavity
• the spicule is wide
• the gubernaculum has little teeth
• the tail is conico-cylindrical
• the male reproductive system consists of a single testis
• the female didelphic has reflexed ovaries.^[3]

Genera

Genera:

• Arenasoma Yeates, 1967
• Bathylaimoides Allgén, 1959
• Bathylaimus Cobb, 1894
• Ingenia Gerlach, 1957

Species

Tripyloides acherusius

Tripyloides amazonicus

Tripyloides amoyanus n. sp.

Tripyloides brevis

Tripyloides caudaensis

Tripyloides gracilis

Tripyloides granulatus

Tripyloides imitans

Tripyloides mangrovensis n. sp.

Tripyloides marinus

Tripyloides omblaica

Tripyloides pallidus

Tripyloides septentrionalis

Tripyloides soyeri

Tripyloides taafi

Tripyloides undulatus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tripyloididae . www.gbif.org . 7 June 2021 . en.
2. Li . Yongxiang . Guo . Yuqing . 2016-01-13 . Two new free-living marine nematode species of the genus Anoplostoma (Anoplostomatidae) from the mangrove habitats of Xiamen Bay, East China Sea . Journal of Ocean University of China . 15 . 1 . 11–18 . 10.1007/s11802-016-2896-x . 2016JOUC...15...11L . 89336967 . 1672-5182.
3. Chen . Y.Z. . Guo . Y.Q. . 2015-03-05 . Two new species ofLauratonema(Nematoda: Lauratonematidae) from the intertidal zone of the East China Sea . Journal of Natural History . 49 . 29–30 . 1777–1788 . 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006285 . 2015JNatH..49.1777C . 84047731 . 0022-2933.