ParParoriverutus

Paroriverutus	Contents	Rev 03/09/2021
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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia Dorylaimida: Nordiidae
Oriverutinae

Paroriverutus Carbonell & Coomans, 1982

Andrassy (2009) considered Paroriverutus a synonym of Oriverutus however, Pena-Santiago et al consider it a separate genus; they transferred Depranodorylaimus macroamphidius and Oriverutus longicaudatus to the genus Paroriverutus.

Synonyms

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Paroriverutus has morphological features that significantly differ from those in Oriverutus :

the lip region being hemispherical with completely fused lips as opposed to offset from the body contour with separated lips,
The guiding ring double versus single (simple)
The tail longer in both sexes (196â€“ 232 Âµm, c = 6.2â€“6.9, c' = 8.4â€“9.0 in females),

Female:

Male:

Ref: Pena-Santiago et al (2014).

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

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

(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:

Andrássy, I. 2009. Free-living nematodes of Hungary, III. Hungarian Natural History Museum. 608p.

Pena-Santiago, R. Liebanas. G. and Ahmad, W. 2014.. Taxonomy of the genus Paroriverutus Siddiqi, 1971 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Nordiidae). Journal of Natural History 48:21-22, 1253-1278, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.861942 .

Siddiqi MR. 1971. Oriverutus lobatus gen. n., sp. n. and Sicaguttur sartum gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimoidea) from cultivated soils in Africa. Nematologica. 16:483-491.

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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Paroriverutus

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: March 09, 2021.

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 09, 2021.