Caribenema		Contents		Rev 04/29/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Caribenema ferox Thorne, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 1.5-2.5 mm
• Cuticle striated
• Lateral glands.distinct
• Head broad, strongly offset from body contour.
• Labial basket sclerotized and supported by six plates.
• Oral tube barrel shaped, armed with six large onchia and denticulated walls
• Odontostyle of moderate length.
• Female genital system diovarial, amphidelphic; vulva not sclerotized.
• Males unknown for the genus
• Tail bluntly rounded.

Ref. Andrassy, 2009.

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Distribution:

Terrestrial nematodes described from Central and South America.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Caribenema

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Biology and Ecology:

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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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 29, 2025.