Caviputa

  

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Rev: 12/21/2021

  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
              Alaimina
                    Amphidelidae

            Caviputa Siddiqi, 1993

    Synonyms:

 Etymology: cavus = hollow, caput = head    

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 Females:
  • Body length 0.7-2.5 mm
  • Cuticle smooth
  • Mouth opening inconspicuous.
  • Amphids inconspicuous in female, large in male and immediately behind lip region.
  • Female amphidelphic but anterior gonad occasionally reduced.
  • Vulva closed, vagina narrow.
  • Taile lengate conoid to filiform; c' = 6-30.
     

 

   See photographs of general morphology of Amphidelidae
   

 
Males:  
  • Amphids large in male and immediately behind lip region
  • Spicules slightly arcuate
  • 3 or 4 ventromedian supplements

Andrássy, 2009
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

The genus has been reported from soil in Europe, Africa and South America.

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Feeding:

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:

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

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 21, 2021.