Thornenema

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Dorylaimida
Thornenematidae
Thornenematinae

Thornenema Andrassy, 1959

Type species of the genus: Thornenema lissum (Thorne, 1939) Andrassy, 1959
Thornenema considered by Andrassy (2009) to be the species richest genus in the Thornenematidae
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Morphology and Anatomy:

  • Body o.6-2.0 mm long
  • Labial framework sclerotized, collaret present
  • Amphids wide
  • Tails differ between sexes

  • Male:

    • 3-9 well-spaced ventromedian supplements
    • Tail short, hemispherical or conoid-rounded

    Female:

    • Monodelphic-opisthodelphic, with or without anterior uterine sac
    • Tail attenuated to filiform
 
Reference: Andrássy, 2009

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

Soil dwelling species of Thornenema are reported worldwide.

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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.

Botha, A. and Heyns, J. 1992.  Freshwater nematodes of the genera Thornenema and Mesodorylaimus from the Kruger National Park with a diagnostic species compendium for South African species of the genus Mesodorylaimus (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Koedoe; 35:25-42. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v35i1.387

Thorne, G. 1939. A monograph of the nematodes of the superfamily Dorylaimoidea. Capita Zool. 8: 1-263.

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: June 16, 2023.