Morasia

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
     Dorylaimida
Mydonomidae
Mydonominae
Morasia Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1969

Type species for this genus: Morasia dimorphicauda Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1969

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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  • Body kength 1-2 mm,
  • Cuticle finely striated
  • Lip region continuous with body contour
  • Odontostyle asymmetrical, ventral side shorter than the dorsal
  • Odontophore usually arcuate or angular.
  • Guiding ring simple
  • Esophagus slender and weakly muscular in anterior region, expanding to a cylindrus that occupies 1/3 of total esophagus length.
  • Tail differing between sexes

Female:  
  • didelphic, amphidelphic
  • Tail elongate conoid

 

 

Males:

  • From 6 to 9 ventromedian supplements
  • Tail rounded

Ref: Andrassy, 2009
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

Considered basically a terrestrial genus; species reported from Europe and Asia.

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Feeding:

 Classified as an omnivore (Yeates et al., 1993).    

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Biology and Ecology:
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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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.

Siddiqi, M.R. 1982. Six new genera of dorylaimid nematodes. Nematologica 27:397-421.

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

 

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 22, 2024.