Chrysonema

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
Chrysonematidae
  Chrysonematinae

Chrysonema Thorne, 1929

Type species of the genus: Chrysonema aurum Thorne, 1929

Synonyms

Chrysonemoides Siddiqi, 1060

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref: Andrássy, 2009

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Chrysonema attenuatum: B: Entire male; C: Female anterior; D: Female anterior, amphid; E: expanded region of female esophagus; F: Female anterior gonmad.
Modified from Ahmad and Shaheen, 2005

 

Female:  

  • Female diovarial, amphidelphic.

 

Males:  

  • Shorter than female
  • 6-9 ventomedian supplements

 

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Aquatic and semi-aquatic environments.

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Feeding:

    Categorized as omnivores by Yeates et al., 1993 

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Biology and Ecology:

   
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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Ahmad, W. Shaheen, A. 2005. A new and known species of the genus Chrysonema Thorne, 2005. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida) from Costa Rica. Nematol. Medit. 33:55-60.

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

De Man G., 1880. Die einheimischen, frei in der reinen Erde und im s�ssen Wasser Lebenden Nematoden. Tijdschrift nederlandsche dierkundige Vereeniging, 5: 1-104.

Siddiqi, M.R. 1969. Crateronema n. gen. (Crateronematidae n. fam.), Poronemella n. gen. (Lordellonematinae n. sub-fam.) and Chrysonemoides n. gen. (Chrysonematidae n. fam. ), With a Revised Classification of Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda). Nematology 15:81-100.

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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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 11, 2023.