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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Chrysodorus longicaudatus Jimenez-Guirado & Cadenas, 1985

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The extremely slender body differentiates the genus Chrysodorus from all other genera of the Mesodorylaiminae (Andrassy, 2009, Pena-Santiago et alo., 1998).

	Very slender nematodes, 1.2-4.3 mm long. Cuticle smooth. Lip region truncate, continuous with  body contour. Odontostyle weak and slender. Fenale: Diiovarial, amphidelphic, Vulva a longitudinal slit or a pore Tail attenuated to filiform Male: 7-16 contiguous ventromedian supplements. Spicules massive. Tail short and rounded. Ref: Andrássy, 2009. Jimenez-Guirado and Cadenas, 1985.
Chrysodorus longicaudatus A: General morphology, female; B: Anterior reghion; C: Amphid; D: Tail; E: Female gonad; F: General morphology, male; G: Posterior region; H: Spermatozoa From Jimenez-Guirado & Cadenas, 1985
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Freshwater aquatic habitats and moist soil.

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Feeding:

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

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References:

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

Jimenez-Guirado, D. and Cadenas, M. J., 1985. Especies de Laimydorus Siddiqi, 1969 y descripcion de Chrysodorus longicaudatus gen. et sp. n. (Nematoda, Dorylaimidae) de la cuenca del R�o Guadalquivir. Misc. Zool., 9: 49-54.

Pena-Santiago, R. Jimenez-Guirado, D., Abolafia, J. 1998.  Fundamental and Applied Nematology 221:569-574.

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