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Teratocephalus lirellus Anderson, 1969


CGC strain code:

PDL0011 

Pictures:

Click here for a 89 Kb SEM picture of the lip region.

Click here for a 175 Kb TEM picture of the stoma.


Other codes:

WCUG11, JB-041

Locality:

Very dark soil under leaf litter from a park forest (Mahy property) in Landegem, Belgium. Mixed deciduous trees (sample taken 2m from an oak). Collected by Paul De Ley in November 1994.

Classification:

Secernentea - Rhabditida - Teratocephalina - Teratocephalidae

Culture conditions:

Xenic: "Wet plates": 3-5 drops of E. coli in 4 ml P-buffer (0.05M KH2PO4/K2HPO4 to pH 7.3) on 1% pure agar + 5 µg/ml cholesterol. Keep at 16-18C.

Inoculation procedure:

E. coli are suspended over FRESH plates the day before transfer of nematodes as follows.

Long-term storage:

Freezing has not been attempted.

Availability:

Freely available on agar.

Description:

Anderson, R.V. (1969). Comparative morphology and descriptions of three new species of Teratocephalus from Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 47: 829-840. Karegar, A.; De Ley, P. & Geraert, E. (in press). Three teratocephalid nematodes from Iran. Fundamental and Applied Nematology, :-.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Notes:

Males not yet seen. Reproduction is slow (1 egg per female per week? 2 weeks generation time?), but massive numbers can build up in well-sealed plates left alone for three to four months after inoculating abundantly. Specimens are quite sensitive to pH and desiccation; perhaps also to salinity (S-buffer not recommended). Feeding extra E. coli is not necessary for build-up and even results in nematode mortality (pH-shock?). 
Last Updated: 27 March 1998