Belaxellus

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
   Dorylaimia
        Dorylaimida
              Belondiridae
Belondirinae

Belaxellus Rahman, Thorne, 1974

Type species of the genus is Belaxellus elegans Thorne, 1974

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref. Andrassy, 2009; Thorne, 1974

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Female:  

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed

Males:  

  • Slightly thinner than female
  • 5-9 spaced ventromedian supplements 

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

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Distribution:

Described by Thorne from South Dakota, USA

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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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Life Cycle:

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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.

Thorne, G. 1974. Nematodes of the Northern Great Plains Part II. Technical Bulletin 41, South Dakota State University 120p

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: February 21, 2023.