Laevides		Contents		Rev 02/21/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Laevides laevis (Thorne, 1939) Heyns, 1968

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• body length 1.2-7.3 mm
• cuticle smooth; subcuticle finely striated; often thickened on tail
• head continuous with body contour
• Odonostyle is a mural tooth, short and thick, with dorsal aperture
• Basal portion of eeophagus enlarges gradually to a cylindrus that is surrounded by a thin sheath
• tail short, hemispherical to slightly clavate.

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Distribution:

Laevides species are found in terrestrial and freswater habitats

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Feeding:

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Life Cycle:

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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. 608p.

Thorne, G. 1939. A monograph of the nematodes of the superfamily Dorylaimoidea. Capita Zool. 8: 1-263.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 21, 2024.