Filidiscolaimus

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Qudsianematidae

Discolaiminae

Filidiscolaimus Siddiqi, 1995

Type species of the genus: Filidiscolaimus fissor Siddiqi, 1995.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Medium length nematodes: 1.3 mm.
Head broad, discoid, strongly offset
Odontostyle slender, large aperture
Tail elongate conoid to filiform

Ref: Andrassy (2009)

Female:

Didelphic-amphidelphic
Vulva transverse

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

Males:
Unknown

Distribution:

Two species from tropical rainforest soils in Cameroon, Africa

Feeding:

Probably are predators as other members of the subfamily Discolaiminae (Yeates et al., 1993).

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.