Paramphidelus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
              Alaimina
                    Amphidelidae

Paramphidelus Andrassy, 1977

    Synonyms:

  Etymology: Like Amphidelus   

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • Body length 0.5-3.3 mm; slender to very slender.
  • Cuticle smooth.
  • Head rounded; not offset from body contour.
  • Labial papillae small but visible.
  • Amphid apertures visible; slit-like or oval; 2-6 head diameters behind head.
  • Esophagus long, widening posteriorly; with 7 gland nuclei.
  • Monovarial, opisthodelhic; with or without anterior uterine sac.
  • Vulva closed; vagina slender..
  • Tail varies among species; c' = 6-36.

 

   See photographs of general morphology of Alaimidae
   

Males:  

  • rare.
  • Spicules short and straight.
  • 2-5 ventromedian supplements.
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Andrássy, 2009
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

Worldwide in aquatic and wet terrestrial systems.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paramphidelus

Bacterivores

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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:

Andr�ssy, 2009, Free-living nematodes of Hungary. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest

Choudhary M., Jairajpuri M.S. (2010) Evolutionary trends in soil-inhabiting alaimid nematodes. In: Sharma V.P. (eds) Nature at Work: Ongoing Saga of Evolution. Springer, New Delhi

 

 

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Revised: May 19, 2025.