Sclerodorylaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
     Dorylaimida
Dorylaimidae
Mesodorylaiminae

Sclerodorylaimus Ahmad, Tauheed & Beniyamuddin, 2010

Type species of the genus: Sclerodorylaimus enigmatus Ahmad, Tauheed & Beniyamuddin, 2010

The genus was proposed to accommodate Mesodorylaimus enigmatus since the sclerotized vestibule, thick-walled odontosyle and the characteristics of the esophageal did fit with the diagnosis of Mesodorylaimus.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

   
  • Lip region truncate, offset by a slight depression
  • Vestibule tubular with wall distinctly thickened anteriorly
  • Odontostyle wide with thick walls, its ventral arm prominently furcate at base
  • Guiding ring single, weak
  • Odontophore rod-like
  • Pharyngeal expansion very gradual; with characteristic nature and arrangement of pharyngeal glands
  • Tail differs between sexes

Female:

  • Didalphic-amphidelphic female genital system
  • Vulva a small oval pore
  • Tail long filiform

Male:

  • Dorylaimoid spicules
  • Over 20 irregularly spaced ventromedian supplements
  • Tail short, conoid

Ref: Ahmad et al., 2010

  
 
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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Sclerodorylaimus

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

   
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References:

Ahmad, W. Tauheed, U., Baniyamuddin, M. 2010. Proposal of a new genus Sclerodorylaimus for Mesodorylaimus enigmatus Ahmad & Ahmad, 2001. International J. Nematology 20:197-202

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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