Kolodorylaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
    Dorylaimida
                             Qudsianematidae

Kolodorylaimus Andrassy, 1998

    Type species of the genus: Kolodorylaimus vesiculosus Andrassy, 1998
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Morphology and Anatomy:

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  • Body plump, about 1.5 mm long.
  • Cuticle smooth, moderately thick
  • Head strongly offset from body contour; lips separate..
  • Odontostyle slightly sinuate, slender, longer than labial diameter.
  • Esophagus expansion abrupt..
  • Intestine has unusual vesicular-cellular structure.
  • Prerectum short.
  • Females diovarial, amphidelphic; vulval slit transverse, with sclerotized lips.
  • Males spicules dorylaimoid; ventromedian supplements numerous
  • Tail similar in both sexes, short, conoid-rounded with terminal peg.

Ref. Andrassy, 1998.
   Kolodorylaimus vasiculosus: Anterior region and female and male tails.
Drawings from Andrassy, 1998

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

Type species, Kolodorylaimus vasiculosus,described from moss on a stone at Diani Persian Mosque, Ukunda, eastern Kenya.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Kolodorylaimus

 
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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. 1998. Kittydorylaimus gen. n. and Kolodorylaimus gen. n., two remarkable new genera of Dorylaimina (Nematoda). Opuscula Zool. Budapest 31:3-15.

 

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Revised: May 13, 2025.