Coomansinema		Contents		Rev 08/24/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 1.4-2.1 mm. Labial framework not sclerotized. Lip region not offset from body contour; lips amalgamated. Odontostyle slightly sinuate. Female reproductive system amphiidelphic. Males with dorylaimid genital system, 10-15 ventromedian supplements, uniformly spaced. Female tail rounded with a short to long projection; male tail rounded. Morphologically similar to Mesodorylaimus except for the non-offset lip region and amalgamated lips.

Coomansinema istvani C: female anterior, F: female posterior, D: amphid; G: male posterior. Drawings from Vinciguerra et al., 2014

Reference: Andrássy, 2009

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

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

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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.

Vinciguerra, M.T., Orselli, L. and Clausi, M. 2014. One new and two known species of Aporcelinus Andr�ssy, 2009 and a new species of Coomansinema Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1989 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Nematology, 16:303-322.

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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