Apodorylaimus

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimidae
Afrodorylaiminae

Apodorylaimus Andrassy, 1988

Type speciesof the genus: Apodorylaimus bini Andrassy, 1988

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Ref: Andrássy, 2009

   
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Distribution:

Moist soil, mosses, semi-aquatic and freshwater habitats.  Reported from Asia and Africa.

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Feeding:

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

   
     
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Life Cycle:

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References:

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

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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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