Caveonchus colombicis

Caveonchus colombicis	Contents	Rev 02/28/2023
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Leptonchinae

Caveonchus colombicus Siddiqi, 1982
: The trpe species of the genus.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 0.7-1.4mm
Lip region offset from body contour; with disc-like perioral area.
Stoma goblet-shaped
Odontostyle small, slender; odontophore simple, not flanged
Esophagus posterior region a basal bulb with a valved chamber
Tail bluntly rounded

Female:

Monodelphic, opisthodelphic.

Males:

2-3 ventromedian supplements, widely spaced.

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Feeding:

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

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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.