Chrysodorus longicaudatus

Chrysodorus longicaudatus	Contents	Rev 04/10/2023
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Dorylaimidae: Mesodorylaiminae

Chrysodorus longicaudatus Jimenez-Guirado & Cadenas, 1985

Type species of the genus.

Morphology and Anatomy:

	Very slender nematodes, 1.2-4.3 mm long. Cuticle smooth. Lip region truncate, continuous with body contour. Odotophore short and thick with an aperture > 25% its length. Odontostyle weak and slender. Fenale: Diovarial, amphidelphic, Vulva a small pore Tail long and filiform, about 2ox anal body diameter. Male: Supplements: 1 pait adcloacal and 15-16 contiguous ventromedian postcloacal supplements. Spicules large, dorylaimoid. 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

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Aquatic and moist habitats. Species described from sandfy sediments of the Rio Yuegas in Cordoba, Spain.

Feeding:

Categorized as an omnivore (Yeates et al., 1993)

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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 RÃo Guadalquivir. Misc. Zool., 9: 49-54.

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

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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