Californidorus		Contents		Rev 04/28/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Odontostyle long, slender; odornophore slightly flanged.
• Enlarged posterior part of esophagus less than half of total esophagus length.
• posterior subventral gland nuclei present, anterior subventral gland nuclei not evident.
• posterior part of eophagus not offset from anterior part,
• Female monodelphic opisthodelphic or with reduced anterior genital branch.

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Distribution:

Species have been described from California and Arkansas, USA.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Californidorus

Unknown although long, slender odontostyle suggests feeding on plant roots.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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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 (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 608p.

Jairajpuri M.S. 1982. The systematic position of CalifornidorusRobbins and Weiner, 1978 (Nematoda : Dorylaimida). Systenl. Parasitol, 4 : 135-137.

Robbins, R.T. 1985. Descriptions of three new species of Californidorus from Arkansas and the male of C. pinguicaudatus (Nematoda : Dorylaimida). Rev. Nematol. 8:215-227.

Robbins. R.T', Weiner, A.C. 1978. Californidorus pinguicaudatus n. gen., n. sp. from Califomia (Nematoda : Longidoridae). Revue Nématol., 1 : 189-195.

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