Paradorylaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
     Dorylaimida
Dorylaimidae
Afrodorylaiminae

Paradorylaimus Andrassy, 1969

Type species of the genus: Paradorylaimus parafecundus (De Coninck, 1935) Andrassy, 1969

Synonyms for type species

Dorylaimus parafecundus De Coninck, 1935

Laimydorus parafecundus (De Coninck, 1935) Loof & Coomans, 1986

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 
  • Body of medium to large size; 1.7-3mm.
  • Cuticle smooth with finely striated subcuticle
  • amphidial fovea cup like, wide;
  • Lips more or less fused, with anterior circle of ten and a posterior circle of six sensorial papillae.
  •  Odontostyle dorylaimoid, fairly long, straight to slightly sinuate; Guiding ring double and thin.
  • Pharynx muscular, widening gradually at about 50 % of its length;
  •  Tail differing between sexes.

Female:

  • Didelphic-amphidelphic, ovaries long, reflexed
  • Tail elongate to filiform

Male:

  • 10-18 cup-like ventromedian supplements, contiguous
  • Tail short and rounded

Ref: Andrassy, 2009; Orselli et al., 2012
   
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Distribution:

Freshwater habitats; species described from Asia and Africa.

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Feeding:

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

   
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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

Males not present, not sexually reproducing.

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References:

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

Orselli, L., Clausi, M., Vinciguerra, M.T. 2012.The genus Paradorylaimus Andrassy, 1969 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with description of three new species from Ecuador. Zootaxa 0000: 0�0000 (2012)

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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Revised: September 07, 2024.