Arganema		Contents		Rev 06/26/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Arganema Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
Return to Leptonchidae Menu		Feeding		References
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Arganema aridum Siddiqi, 2016

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Short body, < 1mm long
• Cuticle with prominent dorsal, ventral and lateral body pores and folde\s
• Head offset from body contour, knob-like
• Lips amalgamated
• Odontostyle needle-like, with slight dorsal curve; slightly more than head width in length.
• Odontophore straight, without basal knobs or flanges
• Expanded basal bulb about 20% of total esophageal length
• Tail short conoid-rounded in both sexes.

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Distribution:

Feeding:

Unknown, but fungal feeders are reported in the family Leptonchidae (Yeates et al., 1993). ,

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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:

Siddiqi, M.R. 2016. Arganema aridum gen. n., sp. n., and Lordellonema brevicaudatum sp. n., two new dorylaimid nematodes from argan tree soi I in port city of Essaouira, Morocco. International J. Nematology 26:77-82.

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: June 26, 2023.