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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Dorylaimida
Thornenematidae
Willinematinae

Willinema Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1967

Type species of the genus: Willinema parvum (Williams, 1959) Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1967
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Morphology and Anatomy:

  • Body length 0.5-1.3 mm
  • Head continuous with body contour
  • Labial framework not sclerotized, collaret absent
  • Tail short and rounded in both sexes.

Female:

  • Mono-opisthodelphic or pseudo-opisthodelphic with rudiimentary anterior gonad.

Male:

  • 2-7 well-spaced ventromedian supplements
  
Reference: Andrássy, 2009

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

Soil nematodes described from Asia, Africa and North and South America

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Feeding:

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

   
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Biology and Ecology:
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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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.

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

 

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Revised: June 05, 2023.