Neoactinolaimus tepidus

Neoactinolaimus tepidus	Contents	Rev 12/21/2021
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Actinolaimidae

Actinolaiminae

Neoactinolaimus tepidus Andrassy, 1999

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body slender, cuticle thin
Labial region rounded, not offset
Four onchia, each with two small teeth
Odontostyle length 1.3-1.4 times labial width
Esophagus enlarging at 50% of length
Rectum 1.5-1.7x and prerectun 6-8x anal body diameter

Female:

Didelphic, amphidelphic
Vulva longitudinal with sclerotized lips
1 to 6 eggs in uteri of mature females
Tail filiform

Males:

Paired testes, long vas deferens.
Spicules slender, arcuate, 49-56 um long.
Supplewments in two fascicles
Male tail short, conoid, rounded.

Ref Andrassy, 2010

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Reported from warm lake water and wet soil

Feeding:

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

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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

Andrassy, I. 2010. Two new nematode species of the subfamily Brittonematinae (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae). Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 2010, 41(2): 175â€“190

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