Chrysonemoides		Contents		Rev 06/16/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Synonyms

Probably a synonym of Chrysonema Thorne, 1929; Synonymized with Chrysonema by Andrassy, 2009

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Very slender nematodes 1-3 mm long.
• Cuticle smooth to finely striated, thin
• Lip region continuous with body contour.
• Odontostyle thin, slightly longer that lip width, small aperture.
• Thin guiding ring.
• Esophagus expending just before middle.
• Tail elongate conoid; c' = 4-8, curved ventrally; similar in both sexes.

Ref: Andrássy, 2009

Ref: Siddiqi, 1969

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Distribution:

Aquatic and semi-aquatic environments. Sometimes found in the root systems of aquatic plants in freshwater lakes (Prejs, 1967)

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Chrysonemoides

   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:

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

Prejs, K. 1986. Occurrence of stylet-bearing nematodes associated with aquatic vascular plants. Ekologia Polsaka 34:185-192.

Siddiqi, M.R. 1969. Chrysonemoides n. gen. (Chrysonemoidestidae n. fam.), Chrysonemoides 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: June 16, 2025.