Incanema

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
Leptonchidae
Leptonchinae
Incanema Andrassy, 1997

Type species of the genus: Incanema quondam Andrassy, 1997

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic

 

Ref: Andrassy, 1997; 2009

Males:  

  • Diorchic, testes outstretched
  • Supplements 6 to 8, spaced.
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

Type species, Incanema quondam, described from soil in Ecuador.

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Feeding:

   Family Leptonchidae classified as hyphal feeding; exact feeding habits of Incanema spp. unknown (Yeates et al., 1993)  

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Biology and Ecology:

   
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Life Cycle:

Type species, I quondam, is sexually reproducing based on occurrence of sperm in uterus.

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Andrassy, I. 1997. Nematodes from Ecuador. A new genus, four new and a known species (Dorylaimida). Opus. Zool. Budapest XXIX-XXX:3-19.
 
Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda Errantia) Vol. 111. Humgarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 508p.

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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Revised: January 23, 2023.