Discolaimus labiatus

Discolaimus labiatus	Contents	Rev 04/03/2023
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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Qudsianematidae (see also family Discolaimidae)

Discolaimus labiatus Pena-Santiago, Torres, Liebanas & Abolafia, 2002

Morphology and Anatomy:

Slender, medium-sized nematodes: 1.1-1.2 mm
Cuticle very finely striated with thin outer layer.
Lateral chords with a series of glandular bodies and pores.
Labial region wide, discoid offset by deep constriction, with elevated and separated inner liplets.
Amphid openings at level of labial constriction.
Odontostyle strong, about 0.7-0.9 times labial diameter with aperture occupying about 50-60% of its length.
Odontophore 1.2-1.5x length of odontostyle
Guiding ring simple
Esophageal expansion 46-50% of esophagus length
Prectum 1.1-1.9x anal body diameter.
Female diovarial, amphidelphic.
Vulva transverse, not sclerotized.
Males absent
Tail conoid, with rounded terminus.

Ref: Pena-Santiago et al., (2002), Andrassy (2009)

Female:

Labial region Photographs and drawings from Pena-Santiago et al. (2002)	Diovarial, amphidelphic gonads
Males: Unknown
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described from a desert area in Almeria,Spain in the rhisophere of Mediterranean garigue (low open evergreen scrubland).

Feeding:

Nematodes of this genus categorized as predators (Yeates et al., 1993)

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.

Pena-Santiago, R., Torres, B., Liebanas, G., and Abolafia, J. 2002. Nematodes of the order Dorylaimida from Andalucia Oriental, Spain: Discolaimus Cobb, 1913. I. Description of two new species. Nematology 4:361-369

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.