Tendinema

  

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
  Dorylaimida

Belondiroidea

Paraxonchiidae

    Gopalinae

Tendinema Siddiqi, 1995

The type species of the genus is Tendinema. gartlani Siddiqi, 1995

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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  • Body length 0.9 to 1.3 mm
  • Cuticle striated transversely.
  • Lip region almost continuous with body contour.
  • Odontostyle short, symmetrical, with large aperture.
  • Tail sort, conoid rounded.

Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic.
  • Vulva transverse,

Male:

  • Diorchic.
  • 1 or 2 ventromedian supplements.

Ref Andrassy, 2009
 


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

Type species described from Cameroon

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Feeding:
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Life Cycle:

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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.

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