Amblydorylaimus isokaryon		Contents		Rev 06/26/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Synonyms

Eudorylaimus isokaryon Loof, 1975

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 2.9-3.5mm
• Cuticle smooth
• Labial region offset
• Amphids with posterior pocket region.
• Odontostyle weeakly sclerotized with anterior conus and posterior widening shaft
• Tail short, conoid-rounded, bent ventrally

Ref. Andrássy, 2009.

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Distribution:

Recorded from western Antarctica.

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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:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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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.

Elshishka, M., Lazarova, S., Radoslavov, G.,  Hristov, P. and Peneva, V. 2015. New data on two remarkable Antarctic species Amblydorylaimus isokaryon (Loof, 1975) Andr�ssy, 1998 and Pararhyssocolpus paradoxus (Loof, 1975), gen. n., comb. n. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida). Zookeys 2015:25-68

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 26, 2023.