Ischiodorylaimus

Ischiodorylaimus	Contents	Rev 11/19/2019
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Dorylaimidae

Dorylaiminae

Ischiodorylaimus Andrassy 1969

Morphology and Anatomy:

Large nematodes, 3 to 8.5 mm long.
Cuticle very thick with longitudinal ridges.
Lip region slightly offset from body contour.
Strong odontostyle, length 2-3x labial diameter.
Guiding ring double near anterior of odontostyle.
Esophagus muscular, wider posterior portion a little more than 50% of length.
Female genital system diovarial, amphidelphic.
Vulva longitudinal.
Male with numerous, small, supplements arrangerd in two dense groups (fascicles) with some individual supplements bertween them.
Female tail elongate to filiform; male tail short and rounded.

Ref: Andrássy, 2009.

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

Feeding:

Categorized as omnivores (Yeates et al., 1993).

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331

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