Silvallis

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
      Dorylaimida
                        Aporcelaimidae

Silvallis Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1986

Type species of the genus: Silvallis sclerostoma Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1986

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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

Type specie described from soil in Kerala, India

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Silvallis

  Probably similar to Aporcelaimellus: predators and omnivores (Yeates et al., 1993)  
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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Predation and regulation of opportunistic species.

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Management:

 

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References:

Ahmad, W. and Jairajpuri, M.S. 1986. Silvallis sclerostoma n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Silent Valley, Kerala, India. Nematologica 31: 375-378.

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

 

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