Stopractinca

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
    Dorylaimida
Actinolaimidae
Actinolaiminae

Stopractinca Khan, Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1994

Type species of the genus: Stopractinca orientalis Khan, Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1994

Synonym

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:  

  • Didelphic-amphidelphic
  • Vulva with sclerotized inner lips
  • Tail elongate to filiform

Males:

  • Ventromediasn supplements in a series
  • Tail short

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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

Terrestrial genus, described from India and Japan

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Feeding:

   Categorized as predators by 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.

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: June 06, 2023.