Prodorylaimium

  

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
      Dorylaimida

Dorylaimidae

            Prodorylaiminae

Prodorylaimium Andrassy 1969

Some taxonomists have synonumized Prodorylaimium and Prodorylaimus.  Prodorylaimus differs in the male having more supplements (13-31) which are contiguous rather than separated.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

   
  • Body length 1.1-2.5mm
  • Cuticle almost smooth
  • Lip region slightly offset from body contour
  • Odontostyle stong, longer than head width, aperture about 1/3 of its length
  • Enlarged portion of esophagus about half total length
  • Females diovarial, amphidelphic
  • Male with 6-10 supplements, widely separated.
  • Tail in both sexes elongate to filiform, 5-26x anal body diameter

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

 

 

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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Categorized as an omnivore (Yeates et al., 1993).

   
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References:

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

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: December 09, 2021.