Kallidorylaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
    Dorylaimida
                             Qudsianematidae

Kallidorylaimus Andrassy, 1989

    Type species of the genus Kallidorylaimus singularis Andrassy, 1989
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Morphology and Anatomy:

    
  • Short nematodes, 0.6-0.7 mm long
  • Cuticle smooth,
  • Head offset from body contour; lips separate..
  • Odontostyle slender, slightly longer than labial diameter.
  • Esophagus expansion at > 50% of esophageal length
  • Tail elongate conoid, straight in female; slightly curved in male

Female:

  • Females diovarial, amphidelphic; vulval not sclerotized

Male:

  • Males spicules weakly sclerotized
  • One ventromedian supplement far anterior to spicules (the single supplement is unique in the Qudsianematidae)

Ref. Andrassy, 1989; 2009
 

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

Type species, Kallidorylaimus singularis described from soil in Ecuador rainforest.

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Feeding:

 
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Life Cycle:

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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.

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 17, 2023.