Amphibelondira

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
   Dorylaimia
        Dorylaimida
              Belondiridae
Belondirinae

Amphibelondira Rahman, Jairajpuri, Ahmad & Ahmad, 1987

Type species of the genus is Amphibelondira bhutanensis Rahman, Jairajpuri, Ahmad & Ahmad, 1987

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref. Andrassy, 2009;

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Female:  

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic
Amphibelondira bongersi  A: entire female; B: anterior region; C: anterior end showing amphid; D: pharyngeal region; E: pharyngo-intestinal junction; F: female genital system; G: vulval region; H: female posterior region.
Drawings from Shaheen and Ahmad, 2005

Males:  

  • Rarely seen
  • Lacking ventromedian supplements 

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

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Distribution:

Species have been reported from India, Pakistan, and Costa Rica,

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Feeding:

  Unknown, but other genera in the family Belondiridae are considered to be plant-feeding (Yeates et al., 1993).   

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Biology and Ecology:
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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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.

Shaheen, A. and Ahmad, W. 2005. New and known species of Belondiridae from Costa Rica. Nematol. Medit. 33:131-137.

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: March 25, 2025.