Nothactinolaimus

Nothactinolaimus	Contents	Rev 04/25/2023
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Actinolaimidae

Nothactinolaimus Loof, 1973

Type species of the genus: Nothactinolaimus lacustris Loof, 1973

Synonyms:

Nothactinolaimus considered a synonym of Egtitus by Andrassy, 2009

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 2.3-2.6 mm
Cuticle without longitudinal striae
Li p region round, offset by a shallow depression
Llips amalgamated, labial papillae not ptotruding.
Width of amphid about one-half corresponding body diameter
Length of odontostyle about 1.3 x width of lip region, the aperture occupying about one-third of its length
Vestibular ring dentate.
Stoma with four large onchia; walls without denticles.
Esophagus with constriction behind odontostyle base.

Female:

Didelphic-amphidelphic
Female tail elongate

Males:

Supplements an adanal pair and a ventro median series
Tail short, rounded

Ref: Loof, 1973

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

Distribution:

Described from a collection of freshwater nematodes in Surinam.

Feeding:

Actinolaimidae categorized as predators and omnivores by Yeates et al., 1993

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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

Loof, P.A.A. 1973. Freshwater nematodes from Suriname collected by J. van der Land. Zoologische Verhandelingen 129.

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