Saprorhabditis

Saprorhabditis		Contents		Rev 07/04/2023
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Classification:

Rhabditoidea

Saprorhabditis Khera, 1969

Type species of the genus: Saprorhabditis adentifera Khera, 1969

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Lips closed and indistinct.
Amphid aperture large and elliptical.
Stoma about 2.5 x longer than wide; narrower in at cheilostom level, becoming gradually wider posteriorly.
Base of stoma without glottoid apparatus.
Esophgeal collar/sleeve present.
Eesophagus with a fusiform corpus, without distinct median bulb, a long isthmus and a valvular terminal bulb.

Female:

Didelphic-amphidelphic, overies reflexed.
Vulva slightly posteerior to midbody

Male:

Unknown

Ref: Khera, 1969

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Type species collected from soil on the banks of an open sewer in Jodhpur, India.

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Feeding:

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Khera, S. 1969. Nematodes from the banks of still and running waters. VI. Rhabditida from sewer. J. Helminthology. 43:347-363.

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Revised: July 04, 2023.

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