Qudsiella		Contents		Rev 10/31/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Qudsiella Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Qudsiella gracilis Jairajpuri, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body slender, 0.9-1.4 mm long.
• Lip region narrow, rounded, lips and cephalic papillae not extending beyond its contour.
• Odontostyle small, attenuated with narrow lumen and small aperture or fusiform with distinct lumen and aperture.
• Odontophore simple, linear.
• Anterior slender part of pharynx a narrow tube, expanded part fusiform, enclosed in sheath of spiral muscles.
• Cardia elongate, isthmus-like (spathulate), with intestine attached only to posterior end.
• Long filiform tail in both sexes.

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

  Probably omnivores

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Ahmad, W., Naz, T. 2010. Description of new and known species of the rare nematode genera Qudsiella Jairajpuri, 1967 and Swangeria Thorne, 1939 (Belondiridae: Dorylaimida),. Nematology 12:877-890.

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

Jairajpuri, M.S. 1966. Qudiella gracilis n.gen n.sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Andamans, India. Nematologica 12:587-590.

Thorne, G. 1939. A monograph of the nematodes of the superfamily Dorylaimoidea. Capita Zool. 8: 1-263.

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

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Revised: October 31, 2023.