Stomacholaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
    Dorylaimida
                             Qudsianematidae

Stomacholaimus Andrassy, 2011

    Type species of the genus Stomacholaimus tortuosus Andrassy, 2011
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Morphology and Anatomy:

    
  • Body length about 1 mm, tapered anteriorly
  • Cuticle smooth,
  • Labial region narrow, lips separated, slightly angular
  • Amphids stirrup-shaped
  • Odontostyle slender, with distinct lumen, at least 2x labial diameter.
  • Esophagus expansion at > 50% of esophageal length
  • Anterior part of intestine folded or twisted
  • Prerectum short
  • Tail conoid, ventrally curved in both sexes

Female:

  • Females diovarial, amphidelphic; ovaries reflexed

Male:

  • Diorchic, testyes outstretched
  • Spicules slender
  • Few ventromedian supplements, very small, separated

Ref. Andrassy, 2011
 

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

Type species, Stomacholaimus tortuosus described from leaf litter on Mahe Island, Seychelles.

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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. 2011. Phylum Nematoda Diesing, 1861: Free-living nematodes of Seychelles. Pp 15-57 in Gerlach, J. (ed). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press, Manchester. 160p.

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: June 07, 2023.