Skibbenema

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
      Dorylaimia
           Dorylaimida
Dorylaimidae
Labronematinae

Skibbenema

Van Reenen & Heyns, 1986

Type species: Skibbenema constrictum Van Reenen & Heyns, 1986

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The type species, Skibbenema constrictum has a constriction between the slender anterior part of the esophagus and the wider posterior part.

Females:

 
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Males:

  • Unknown

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

The type-species, S. constrictum was described from soil in the vicinity of Pretoria, South Africa,

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Feeding:

 
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Life Cycle:

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References:

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

Van Reenen, E., and Heyns, J. 1986. Skibbenema constrictum n. gen., n. sp.(Nematoda: Qudsianematidae) from the Transvaal, with a note on the female reproductive system. Phytophylactica 18:217-220.

 
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