Hemicycliophora thienemanni

The genus Hemicyclophora was established by de Man in 1921. The name refers to the strongly curved spicules, present in the males of a large number of described species. In the past males with arcuate spicules were placed in the genus Loofia. All Hemicycliophora species show a body cuticle plus a sheath cuticle, visible as a typical double cuticle layer. Hemicycliophora thienemanni, a species described by Schneider in 1925, is the most widely distributed Hemicycliophora species of the Netherlands. It is not only known from diverse range of terrestrial habitats, but also found aquatic. The males of this species are very rare.

More pictures of Hemicycliophora thienemanni:

Hemicycliophora thienemanni: female
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: female

Hemicycliophora thienemanni: protruding stylet
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: protruding stylet

Hemicycliophora thienemanni: head region and anterior part of the pharynx
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: head region and anterior part of the pharynx
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: styletknobs, metacorpus and pharyngeal glands
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: styletknobs, metacorpus and pharyngeal glands
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: metacorpus and pharyngeal glands
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: metacorpus and pharyngeal glands
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: S-E pore
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: S-E pore
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: anal opening
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: anal opening
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: vulva & double cuticle layers
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: vulva & double cuticle layers
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: vulva & double cuticle layers
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: vulva & double cuticle layers
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: posterior tail part
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: posterior tail part
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: posterior tail part
Hemicycliophora thienemanni: posterior tail part

More pictures of Hemicycliophora parvana:

Hemicycliophora parvana
Hemicycliophora parvana

Hemicycliophora parvana
Hemicycliophora parvana

More pictures of Hemicycliophora triangulum:

Hemicycliophora triangulum
Hemicycliophora triangulum

Hemicycliophora triangulum
Hemicycliophora triangulum

More pictures of Hemicycliophora conida:

Hemicycliophora conida
Hemicycliophora conida

(Click on the pictures for an enlargement, © Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Nematology/Pictures: Hanny van Megen)