Porternema		Contents		Rev 05/18/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Porternema Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Porternema goodi  Suryawanshi, 1972

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Large nematodes, 1.2 - 1.3 mm long.
• Lip region rounded, continuous with body contour.
• Odontostyle thin
• Posterior expanded part of esophagus less than 50% of total esophagus length.
• Intestine with blind sac in caudal region.
• Tail short, hemispheroid i

Female:

• Didelphic-amphidelphicv
• Anterior uterine sac present.

Male:

• unknown

Rev: Andrassy, 2009.

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Distribution:

Type species described from soil in India.

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Feeding:

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Biology and Ecology:

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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. .

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 18, 2023.