Metactinolaimus

Metactinolaimus	Contents	Rev 05/14/2025
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Actinolaimidae

Actinolaiminae

Metactinolaimus Meyl, 1957

Type species of the genus: Metactinolaimus kreisi Meyl, 1957

Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle smooth, no longitudinal ridges or striations.
Vestibule without denticles
Buccal cavity with strong, well-developed onchia that are fused at the base and surround the odontostyle
Female tail filiform, male tail short and rounded.

Female:

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

Males:

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

Distribution:

Species have been described from Tanzania and Paraguay,

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Metactinolaimus

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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