Actinolaimus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
      Dorylaimida
Actinolaimidae

Actinolaimus Cobb, 1913

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Cuticle with prominent longitudinal ridges. Lip region wide and low. Odontostyle robust.

Female:   Vagina with sclerotized pieces. Ovaries paired.
Tail elongate.
 
Males:   Tail short and rounded.


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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Actinolaimus

 

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

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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.

Vinciguerra, M.T. 2006. Dorylaimida Part ii. In Abebe, E., Andrassy, I. Traunspurger, W. Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy.

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 15, 2025.