Californidorus

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Nordiidae

Pungentinae

Californidorus Robbins and Weiner, 1978

Placed in the Longidoridae by original authors but later transferred to Nordiidae by Jairajpuri (1982). One feature that distinguishes Californidorus from the Longidoridae is that there is not an offset constriction between the anterior and enlarged poserior portion of the esophagus (Robbins, 1985)..

Type species of the genus: Californidorus pinguicaudatus Robbins & Weiner, 1978

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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:

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

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Life Cycle:

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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 NÃ©matol., 1 : 189-195.

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Californidorus

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: February 27, 2023.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 27, 2023.