Qudsiella

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Swangeriidae

Qudsiella Jairajpuri, 1967

Type species of the genus: Qudsiella gracilis Jairajpuri, 1967

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.

Female:

Amphidelphic genital system

Males:

Spicules dorylaimoid spicules with lateral guiding pieces
2- 4 spaced ventromedian supplements

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

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Qudsiella

Probably omnivores

Life Cycle:

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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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 20, 2025.

Qudsiella

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: May 20, 2025.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 20, 2025.