Laxamphidelus

Laxamphidelus		Contents		Rev: 08/24/2026
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Classification:

Enoplida
Alaimina: Alaimoidea
Amphidelidae: Amphidelinae

Laxamphidelus Siddiqi, 1993

Type species of the genus: Laxamphidelus laxus Siddiqi, 1993

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics of the genus:

Outer labial sensilla in the form of distinct pits.
Amphid fovea large and spacious, aperture transversely oval to rounded, close to outer labial sensilla.
Tail elongate to filiform.
Terrestrial.

Females:

Monodelphic-opisthodelphic, no prevulval uterus sac

Males:

Spicules short and straight with central line.
Supplements, two or three.

AndrÃ¡ssy, 2009; Smol et al., 2014

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

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Distribution:

Species reported mainly from tropical Africa.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Laxamphidelus

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:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living nematodes of Hungary, III. Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest

Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.