Labronema mauritiense

Labronema mauritiense	Contents	Rev 12/21/2021
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Dorylaimidae

Labronematinae

Labronema mauritiense Williams, 1959

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Large nematodes, 1.25 to 1.5 mm.
Lip region offset
Odontostyle thic'k, as long or longer than labial width, with aperture 1/3 to 1/2 of length.
Guiding ring double.
Anterior part of esophagus strong.
Female diovarial, amphidelphic; vulva a longitudinal slit with sclerotized lips.
Tail short, conoid with digitate terminus.

Ref: Andrassy (2009); De Bruin and Heyns (1992).

Males: Males less common than females, but occur.
Spicules dorylaimoid.
Ventromedian supplements, contiguous.

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

Distribution:

Reported from Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana.. Also reported from Nebraska and South Dakota, USA.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

De Bruin, S., Heyns, J. 1992. Dorylaimida (Nematoda) from Botswana. South African Jouirnal of Zoology 27:156-172

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.