Gopalus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
  Dorylaimida

Belondiroidea

Paraxonchiidae

    Gopalinae

Gopalus Khan, Jairajpuri & Ahmad, 1987

The type species of the genus is G. swarupi Khan, Jairajpuri & Ahmad, 1987

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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  • Body length > 1mm
  • Neck convex.
  • Heard small, not offset.
  • Odontostyle slender, straight, small aperture.
  • Tail comoid with subdigitate tip.

 Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic
  • Vulva transverse


Male:

  • Diorchic
  • 7-9 spaced ventromedian supplements

Ref Andrassy, 2009
 


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Distribution:

Type species described from India.

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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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