Longidorella parva

Longidorella parva	Contents	Rev 06/16/2023
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Nordiidae

Nordiinae

Longidorella parva Thorne, 1939

Type species of the genus

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body short and stout
Lips amalgamated with moinute papillaae
Large amphids
Very thin, long odontostyle
Odontophore rod-like, not flanged.
Long esophagus, about 30% of body length
Tail short, conoid rounded

Longidorella sp.

Female:

Didelphic, amphidelphic
Ovaries reflexed
Vulva a transverse slit

Males:

Males unknown.

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described from fields near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Soil inhabitants.

Feeding:

Considered plant-feeding ectoparasites by Yeates et al, 1993 and, based on molecular evidence, to be evolved from an omnivorous ancestor (Holterman et al., 2008).

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Additional Information and Resources

University of Nebraska Nematode Website (Developed by Dr. Tom Powers and colleagues)

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Longidorella parva

References:

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

Holterman et al. 2008. A ribosomal DNA-based framework for the detection and quantification of stress-sensitive nematode families in terrestrial habitats. Molecular Ecology Resources 8:23-34.

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.