Halodorylaimus		Contents		Rev 04/12/2023
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Classification:

Synonym:

The genus name reflects the saline conditions of the marine environment.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length ranging from 1.6-2 mm.
• Cuticle smooth.
• Amphid apertures small, pore-like.
• Female genital system diovarial, amphidelphic; vulva longitudinal.
• Males with 13-21 closely-spaced ventromedian supplements.
• Female tail elongate to filiform; male tail bluntly rounded.

Ref. Andrássy, 2009.

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Distribution:

Members of this genus Halodorylaimus are the only members of the superfamily Dorylaimoidea knowm to live in marine habitats (Andrassy, 2009).

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Feeding:

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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.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 12, 2023.