Calodorylaimus

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimidae
Mesodorylaiminae

Calodorylaimus Andrassy, 1969

Type species Colodorylaimus octo Andrassy, 1969

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female

  • Vulva transverse or longitudinal
  • Tail long and filiform

Male

  • Spicules long and slender
  • Supplements numerous, arranged in three groups
  • Tail rounded
ref:: Andrassy, 2009; Vinciguerra, 2006  
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Distribution:

Occur in freshwater habitats including rice paddies.

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Feeding:

 

   
     
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References:

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

Vinciguerra, M.T. 2006. Dorylaimida Part II. Superfamily Dorylaimoidea. Chapter 15 in Eyualem Abebe, I. Andrássy, W. Traunspurger (eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy.

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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