Neoactinolaimus

 

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  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea
Actinolaimidae
Actinolaiminae

Neoactinolaimus Thorne, 1967

Type species of rge genus: Neoactinolaimus agilis Thorne, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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Female:

  • Didelphic, amohidelphic
  • Vulval lips sclerotized
  • Tail elongate to filiform

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

Males:

  • Spicules dorylaimoid
  • Supplements in two fascicles, cometimes with a few separate from the groups
  • Tail bluntly rounded

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

Freshwater and wet soil nematodes described from warm habitats in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Feeding:

    Categorized as omnivore and predator by Yeates et al., 1993 

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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.

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: April 25, 2023.