Rafflesius		Contents		Rev 05/20/2025
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species is Rafflesius singaporensis Ahmad, 2007

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Medium sized nematodes (L = 1.2-1.4 mm).
• Lip region continuous; lips amalgamated with labial papillae not protruding above labial contour.
• Amphids stirrup-shaped with large slit-like aperture.
• Odontostyle slender, dorylaimoid with aperture ca onethird of its length. Guiding ring single.
• Odontophore rod-like.
• Esophageal expansion abrupt; anterior part of pharynx slender, weak; posterior enlarged part strongly muscular.
• Dorsal esophageal gland nuclei and orifice located far posterior to beginning of expansion. Both pairs of subventral glands in posterior third of expanded part.
• Tail long filiform. Male not known

Female: genital system mono-opisthodelphic	Male: unknown
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Type species R singaporensis described from Singapore.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Rafflesius

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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:

Ahmad, W. 2007. New and known species of Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Singapore. Nematology 9:215-229.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 20, 2025.