Myolaimus

Myolaimus		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Myolaimus menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
         Rhabditia

Myolaimina

Myolaimoidea
Myolaimidae

Myolaimus Cobb, 1920

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle rather loose

Female:

a funnel-like protrusion anterior to the vulva

Male:

without spicules or gubernaculum (a character shared with Deleyia aspiculata)

Ref: Slos et al (2018)

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

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Distribution:

Species have been described from soil, rotting wood, compost, dung, mushrooms and polluted water (Slos et al (2018).

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Feeding:

Probably bacterivores.

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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:

Slos, D., M. Couvreur and W. Bert. 2018. Description of Myolaimus mycophilus Slos & Bert sp. n. (Rhabditida: Myolaimidae). Nematology 20:175-186.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 17, 2024 .