Syncheilaxonchium

Syncheilaxonchium	Contents	Rev 02/20/2023
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Belondiridae

Axonchinae

Syncheilaxonchium Coomans & Nair, 1975

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 0.9-2.9 mm
Cuticle smooth or with fine striations.
Lip region rounded, continuous with body contour; lips amalgamated
Odontostyle short
Anterior and posterior parts of esophagus separated by a deep constiction.
Muscle bundles of esophagus sheath straight, not spiral.
Tail bluntly rounded or slightly clavate.

Ref. Andrássy, 2009.

Female:

Opistodelphic or pseudo-opisthodelphic.
With or without a shore prevulval sac
Vulva transverse, not sclerotized.

Males:

Spicules dorylaimoid, usually long.
Ventro-median supplements 5 to 9, widely spaced.

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

Feeding:

Classiofied as plant-feeding and maybe omnivorous (Yeates et al., 1993).

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331