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Family
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A2E8DE78FF073510" bold="true" box="[151,266,1370,1395]" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Diagnosis</emphasis>
(modified from
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: Cuticle smooth, striated, or annulated. Six minute or indistinct outer labial sensillae, four cephalic setae. Fovea amphidialis loop-shaped, cryptospiral, or cryptocircular (i.e., with similar outline as cryptospiral but without a central spot). Ocelli present or absent. Buccal cavity (when present) funnel-shaped or cylindrical, teeth never present. Pharynx with or without basal bulb. Female reproductive system usually with two outstretched ovaries. Male reproductive system usually with two outstretched testes, occasionally the posterior testis is absent. Pre-cloacal papillae (Cylindrominae) or supplements (
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A6A7DD2CFB6F3645" box="[1240,1378,1550,1574]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
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) may be present. Tail is conical or conico-cylindrical. Caudal glands have joint or separate outlets.
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genus:
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A322DD74FFD4360D" box="[349,473,1622,1646]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Diplopeltis</emphasis>
Cobb
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in Stiles and Hassal, 1905
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The genus
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A3BADD59FC6736F0" box="[453,618,1659,1683]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Diplopeltoides</emphasis>
Gerlach, 1962
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is currently placed within the order
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(
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;
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). Comparisons between
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A118DDBCFDFC36D5" box="[871,1009,1694,1718]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A6FDDDBCFB2A36D5" box="[1154,1319,1694,1718]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Diplopeltoides</emphasis>
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, however, are included below due to the uncertainty about the phylogenetic relationships of the latter (
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Holovachov
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2009
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).
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Genus
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD09FFC4A291DC65FF893702" bold="true" box="[238,388,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="352">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
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Cuticle annulated. Four short (&lt;2 Μm) cephalic setae; outer labial sensillae papilliform. Short somatic setae present in both males and females, sometimes connected to hypodermal glands. Lateral chords usually with honeycomb structure and clusters of small, elongated inclusions always situated ventrally. Fovea amphidialis in the shape of elongated loop. Narrow mouth opening surrounded by bulge of inner portion of lip region. Stoma short, tubular or funnel-shaped, lightly cuticularised, with or without cuticularised ring. Pharynx divided into cylindrical anterior portion and oval-shaped basal bulb. Pharyngeal lumen not cuticularised; muscular tissue of basal bulb arranged in bundles. Secretory-excretory system usually present, renette cell at level with intestine, ampulla and pore at level of pharyngeal bulb or slightly anterior; pore opening cuticularised. Spermathecae not observed. Female reproductive system didelphic, amphidelphic with reflexed ovaries. Male reproductive system diorchic with both testes directed anteriorly, posterior testis reflexed. Precloacal seta and small tubular pre-cloacal supplements present. Rectal gland present, ejaculatory glands present or absent.
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is similar to the genera
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A17FDAFEFDA83197" box="[768,933,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltoides</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A1C2DAFEFA833197" box="[957,1166,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Pseudaraeolaimus</emphasis>
Chitwood, 1951
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, and
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Gerlach,
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in the shape of the fovea amphidialis (elongated loop).
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resembles
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in the structure of the female reproductive system (antidromously reflexed ovaries), but can be differentiated from the latter by presence of lightly cuticularised buccal cavity separated from anterior extremity by narrow mouth opening (vs no mouth cavity in
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), pharynx divided into cylindrical anterior portion and oval-shaped basal bulb (vs wide cylindrical corpus and narrow non-muscular isthmus with small glandular basal swelling), presence of tubular pre-cloacal supplements (vs no supplements), presence of a pre-cloacal seta (vs absent), and male reproductive system with both testes directed anteriorly and with reflexed posterior testis (vs two opposed and outstretched testes).
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can be differentiated from the new genus by the structure of the pharynx with narrow anterior portion and numerous glandular cells near posterior portion, and female reproductive system with outstretched ovaries.
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A0B7D866FD5F333F" box="[712,850,836,860]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A0B7D866FD5F333F" box="[712,850,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A11FD866FDBB333F" bold="true" box="[864,950,836,860]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A11FD866FDBB333F" box="[864,950,836,860]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A622D866FAE6333F" box="[1117,1259,836,860]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A622D866FAE6333F" box="[1117,1259,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species in the presence of two reflexed ovaries (vs ovaries outstretched in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A12BD84AFDEC33E3" box="[852,993,872,896]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A12BD84AFDEC33E3" box="[852,993,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), presence of tubular supplements (vs absent), structure of the buccal cavity (lightly cuticularised and separated from anterior by narrow mouth opening vs small/absent and without cuticularisation), presence of a pre-cloacal seta (vs absent), and structure of the male reproductive system (two testes directed anteriorly with posterior testis reflexed in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A622D8F6FAEA338F" box="[1117,1255,980,1004]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A622D8F6FAEA338F" box="[1117,1255,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A68DD8F6FB4E338F" bold="true" box="[1266,1347,980,1004]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A68DD8F6FB4E338F" box="[1266,1347,980,1004]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
vs two opposed and outstretched testes in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A063D8DAFCA43473" box="[540,681,1016,1040]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A063D8DAFCA43473" box="[540,681,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8C36DBFD0AFFC7A2B8DF3EFC3B35A3" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
Among species of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A3E5DF3EFC2A3457" box="[410,551,1052,1076]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3E5DF3EFC2A3457" box="[410,551,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A049DF3EFCCC3457" box="[566,705,1052,1076]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A049DF3EFCCC3457" box="[566,705,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A0B7DF3EFD153457" bold="true" box="[712,792,1052,1076]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A0B7DF3EFD153457" box="[712,792,1052,1076]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
closely resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A191DF3FFB913457" authority="Vincx and Gourbault, 1992" authorityName="Vincx and Gourbault" authorityYear="1992" box="[1006,1436,1052,1076]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A191DF3FFA6F3457" box="[1006,1122,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
Vincx and Gourbault,
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</taxonomicName>
in cuticle ornamentation, shape of the buccal cavity and fovea amphidialis, structure of the pharynx, and presence of rectal gland.
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A338DF46FFDF341F" box="[327,466,1124,1148]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A338DF46FFDF341F" box="[327,466,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3A6DF46FC24341F" bold="true" box="[473,553,1124,1148]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A3A6DF46FC24341F" box="[473,553,1124,1148]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from the original description of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A198DF46FAC0341F" box="[999,1229,1124,1148]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A198DF46FAC0341F" box="[999,1229,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Diplopeltula nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the structure of the male and female reproductive systems (two opposed and outstretched testes, and outsretched ovaries in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A7FEDFABFEE534A7" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A7FEDFABFEE534A7" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and presence of a pre-cloacal seta and pre-cloacal supplements (vs absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A6E5DF8FFB1E34A7" box="[1178,1299,1196,1220]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A6E5DF8FFB1E34A7" box="[1178,1299,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). However, observation of
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specimens (two males and one female, slide #15, Ghent University Zoology Museum) revealed the structure of the male and female reproductive systems in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A137DFD7FDB1356F" box="[840,956,1268,1292]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A137DFD7FDB1356F" box="[840,956,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to be identical to that of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A6A6DFD6FB6E356F" box="[1241,1379,1268,1292]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A6A6DFD6FB6E356F" box="[1241,1379,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A714DFD6FEA33553" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A714DFD6FEA33553" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
In addition, observations made on male
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A0E1DE3BFD1A3553" box="[670,791,1304,1328]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A0E1DE3BFD1A3553" box="[670,791,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
specimens recently collected from Challenger Plateau (described below) confirmed the presence of two testes facing anteriorly with reflexed posterior testis. The presence of a pre-cloacal seta and two pre-cloacal supplements was also confirmed in the Challenger Plateau specimens, and is consistent with the diagnosis of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A0B3DEA6FD5A35FF" box="[716,855,1412,1436]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A0B3DEA6FD5A35FF" box="[716,855,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A122DEA6FDA635FF" bold="true" box="[861,939,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A122DEA6FDA635FF" box="[861,939,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
It is therefore recommended that
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A756DEA7FB9135FF" box="[1321,1436,1412,1436]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="nellyae">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A756DEA7FB9135FF" box="[1321,1436,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">D. nellyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
be transferred to
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A32ADE8AFFED35A3" box="[341,480,1448,1472]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A32ADE8AFFED35A3" box="[341,480,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A398DE8AFC3B35A3" bold="true" box="[487,566,1448,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A398DE8AFC3B35A3" box="[487,566,1448,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8C36DBFD0AFFC7A2B8DEEEFFA93767" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
A pre-cloacal seta and small tubular pre-cloacal supplements are either absent or rare in other genera of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A2E8DECDFF3F3664" box="[151,306,1519,1543]" class="Adenophorea" family="Diplopeltidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Diplopeltidae</taxonomicName>
, but are common in genera of the closely related
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A1F1DECDFA4A3664" box="[910,1095,1519,1543]" class="Adenophorea" family="Comesomatidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Desmodorida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Comesomatidae</taxonomicName>
. The presence of ejaculatory glands, as observed in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A3E4DD36FC28364F" box="[411,549,1556,1580]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3E4DD36FC28364F" box="[411,549,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A051DD36FC73364F" bold="true" box="[558,638,1556,1580]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A051DD36FC73364F" box="[558,638,1556,1580]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, but otherwise rare within
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A1CBDD36FA42364F" box="[948,1103,1556,1580]" class="Adenophorea" family="Diplopeltidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Diplopeltidae</taxonomicName>
, is also a feature often found within
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A299DD15FF93362C" box="[230,414,1591,1615]" class="Adenophorea" family="Comesomatidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Desmodorida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Comesomatidae</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A3D5DD15FC6C362C" box="[426,609,1591,1615]" class="Adenophorea" family="Comesomatidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Desmodorida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Comesomatidae</taxonomicName>
, however, are characterised by punctated or striated cuticle (vs annulated in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A2CBDD7EFF323617" box="[180,319,1628,1652]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A2CBDD7EFF323617" box="[180,319,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A33ADD7EFF993617" bold="true" box="[325,404,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A33ADD7EFF993617" box="[325,404,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
), multispiral fovea amphidialis (vs elongated loop in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A193DD7EFA7B3617" box="[1004,1142,1628,1652]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A193DD7EFA7B3617" box="[1004,1142,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A601DD7EFAC03617" bold="true" box="[1150,1229,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A601DD7EFAC03617" box="[1150,1229,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
), and outstretched ovaries (reflexed in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A3FFDDA2FC0736FB" box="[384,522,1664,1688]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3FFDDA2FC0736FB" box="[384,522,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A06BDDA2FC6A36FB" bold="true" box="[532,615,1664,1688]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A06BDDA2FC6A36FB" box="[532,615,1664,1688]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
). Tubular supplements and presence of two testes facing anteriorly are features that are common in taxa of the family
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A0C1DD86FD6336DF" box="[702,878,1700,1724]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Axonolaimidae</taxonomicName>
; the latter family, however, possess outstretched ovaries, and is characterised by large, diamond-shaped, and cuticularised buccal cavity (vs small and without teeth in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A2CBDDCEFF323767" box="[180,319,1772,1796]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A2CBDDCEFF323767" box="[180,319,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A33ADDCEFF9E3767" bold="true" box="[325,403,1772,1796]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A33ADDCEFF9E3767" box="[325,403,1772,1796]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3296550FD0AFFC6A2B8DC32FFFC31E4" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="354" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8C36DBFD0AFFC6A2B8DC32FFFC31E4" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,2012]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1436,151,500]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="354" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A2B8DC32FF36374B" bold="true" box="[199,315,1808,1832]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A33CDC32FFC3374B" box="[323,462,1808,1832]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A33CDC32FFC3374B" box="[323,462,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Mudwigglus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3A9DC32FC28374B" bold="true" box="[470,549,1808,1832]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457B2FD0AFFC7A3A9DC32FC28374B" box="[470,549,1808,1832]" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is placed within
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A094DC32FD8E374B" box="[747,899,1808,1832]" class="Adenophorea" family="Diplopeltidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Diplopeltidae</taxonomicName>
mainly based on (1) cuticle ornamentation, (2) number and arrangement of head sensillae, (3) structure of the fovea amphidialis, and (4) shape and structure of the buccal cavity, all of which are features that agree well with the family diagnosis. The structure of the female reproductive system in the new genus, however, differs from most taxa within the order
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A6D2DC5EFB4537F7" box="[1197,1352,1916,1940]" class="Adenophorea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="order">Araeolaimida</taxonomicName>
, which typically possess two outstretched ovaries. Some exceptions have already been noted, such as in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A758DC82FC3537BF" authority="Botelho et al., 2007" authorityName="Botelho et al." authorityYear="2007" class="Adenophorea" family="Comesomatidae" genus="Sabatieria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Desmodorida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="subrotundicauda">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A758DC82FF5937BF" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Sabatieria subrotundicauda</emphasis>
Botelho
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A3C5DCE7FFFE37BF" box="[442,499,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">et al.</emphasis>
, 2007
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC7A010DCE7FDE637BF" authority="Allgen, 1959" authorityName="Allgen" authorityYear="1959" box="[623,1003,1988,2012]" class="Adenophorea" family="Comesomatidae" genus="Sabatieria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Desmodorida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="dorylaimopsoides">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC7A010DCE7FD5F37BF" box="[623,850,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">S. dorylaimopsoides</emphasis>
Allgén, 1959
</taxonomicName>
(reflexed ovaries) and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0AFFC6A690DCE6FFD430CC" authority="Schneider, 1937" authorityName="Schneider" authorityYear="1937" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Cylindrolaimus" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="354" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="2" pageNumber="353" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="monhystera">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0AFFC6A690DCE6FF1730D3" italics="true" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="354" pageId="2" pageNumber="353">Cylindrolaimus monhystera</emphasis>
Schneider, 1937
</taxonomicName>
(only one ovary). The genus
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A153DBBAFDDC30D3" box="[812,977,152,176]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltoides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A153DBBAFDDC30D3" box="[812,977,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">Diplopeltoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which was originally placed within the family
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A298DB9EFF8F30B7" box="[231,386,188,212]" class="Adenophorea" family="Diplopeltidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Diplopeltidae</taxonomicName>
, is also characterised by the presence of two reflexed ovaries, but the placement of this genus is still uncertain. Some authors argue that
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A015DBC2FD02309B" box="[618,783,224,248]" class="Adenophorea" family="Axonolaimidae" genus="Diplopeltoides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A015DBC2FD02309B" box="[618,783,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">Diplopeltoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
should be placed within its own family (
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A6ABDBFDFB993094" box="[1236,1428,223,247]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltoididae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plectida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="family">Diplopeltoididae</taxonomicName>
) in the order
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A358DA26FF8C317F" box="[295,385,260,284]" class="Chromadorea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plectida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="order">Plectida</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A3ECDA26FC5E317F" author="Tchesunov" box="[403,595,260,284]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="Tchesunov, A. V. (1990) A critical analysis of the family Aegialoalaimidae (Nematoda, Chromadoria), trends in evolutionary development of marine nematode pharynx and a proposal of two new families. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 69, 5 - 18." type="journal article" year="1990">Tchesunov 1990</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A01EDA27FD9C317F" author="De" box="[609,913,260,285]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="De Ley, P. &amp; Blaxter, M. L. (2002) Systematic position and phylogeny. In: Lee DL (ed.) The Biology of Nematodes. Taylor and Francis, London, 1 - 30. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.4324 / 9780203166437 _ chapter _ 1" type="book chapter" year="2002">De Ley and Blaxter, 2002</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A1E0DA26FDD6317F" author="Blaxter" box="[927,987,260,284]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="De Ley, P. &amp; Blaxter, M. L. (2004) A new system for Nematoda: combining morphological characters with molecular trees, and translating clades into ranks and taxa. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives, 2, 633 - 653." type="journal article" year="2004">2004</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A197DA26FB56317F" author="Holovachov" box="[1000,1371,260,284]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="Holovachov, O. &amp; Bostrom, S. (2004) Morphology and systematics of the superfamilies Leptolaimoidea Orley, 1880 and Camacolaimoidea Micoletzky, 1924 (Nematoda: Plectida). Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 7, 1 - 49." type="journal article" year="2004">Holovachov and Boström, 2004</bibRefCitation>
). The structure of the female reproductive system is generally considered an important feature for the high level classification of free-living nematode taxa (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A0FDDA6EFD3A3107" author="Lorenzen" box="[642,823,332,356]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="Lorenzen S. (1981) Entwurf eines phylogenetischen Systems der freilebenden Nematoden. Veroffentlichungen des Instituts fur Meeresforschung in Bremerhaven, Supplement 7, 472 pp." type="book" year="1981">Lorenzen, 1981</bibRefCitation>
), but it appears that this feature is not always constant within the order
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A32EDA4DFFE031E4" box="[337,493,367,391]" class="Adenophorea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="order">Araeolaimida</taxonomicName>
.
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<paragraph id="8B8C36DBFD0BFFC6A2B8DAB6FDCC31CF" blockId="3.[151,1436,151,500]" box="[199,961,403,428]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A2B8DAB6FF6F31CF" bold="true" box="[199,354,403,428]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">
<typeStatus id="54888879FD0BFFC6A2B8DAB6FF0F31CF" box="[199,258,404,428]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">Type</typeStatus>
species.
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C334D58FD0BFFC6A316DAB6FC6531CF" box="[361,616,404,428]" class="Chromadorea" family="Diplopeltidae" genus="Mudwigglus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="patumuka">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A316DAB6FC6531CF" box="[361,616,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">Mudwigglus patumuka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A00FDAB6FD0931CF" bold="true" box="[624,772,404,428]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">gen. et sp. n.</emphasis>
(by designation)
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3296550FD0BFFC6A2B8DA9AFD733197" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B8C36DBFD0BFFC6A2B8DA9AFD733197" blockId="3.[151,1436,151,500]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">
<emphasis id="B947EAC9FD0BFFC6A2B8DA9AFF4331B3" bold="true" box="[199,334,440,464]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">Etymology.</emphasis>
The genus name is inspired from Mudwiggle, a character in a childrens book entitled “Badjelly the witch: a fairy story” popular in
<collectingCountry id="F324764BFD0BFFC6A05EDAFFFCBA3197" box="[545,695,476,500]" name="New Zealand" pageId="3" pageNumber="354">New Zealand</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B2AFD0BFFC6A0B9DAFEFD7F3197" author="Milligan" box="[710,882,476,500]" pageId="3" pageNumber="354" refString="Milligan, S. (1973) Badjelly the witch: a fairy story. M. and J. Hobbs, UK, 42 pp." type="book" year="1973">Milligan, 1973</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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