Drepanodorylaimus

Drepanodorylaimus	Contents	Rev 04/04/2023
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Dorylaimidae

Afrodorylaiminae

Drepanodorylaimus Jairajpuri, 1966

Type species of the genus: Drepanodorylaimus filiformis Jairajpuri, 1966

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 0.9-2.3 mm long.
Cuticle smooth, thin.
Lip region moderately offset
Large amphid apewrtures, 2/3 to 3/4 body width.
Odontostyle, length 2.0-2.5x labial diameter, clearly sinuate.
Guiding ring thin, simple.
Esophagus with wider portion posterior to 50% of its length.
Cardia long and slender.
Prerectum short.
Female genital system diovarial, amphidelphic; uteri short, about 1 body width in length.
Males absent in all known species of this genus; female uterus without spematozoa, parthenogenetic.
Female tail uniformly tapered.

Ref: Andrássy, 2009; Vinciguerra, 2006..

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Distribution:

Moist soil, mosses, semi-aquatic and freshwater habitats.

Feeding:

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

Life Cycle:

Males not present, not sexually reproducing.

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Additional Information and Resources

University of Nebraska Nematode Website (Developed by Dr. Tom Powers and colleagues)

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Drepanodorylaimus

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. Pp 392-467 in Eyualem-Abebe, W. Traunspurger and I Andrassy (eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI, Cambridge MA.

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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