Gymnotyleptus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
 Dorylaimida
Leptonchidae
Tyleptinae
Gymnotyleptus Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982

Type species of the genus Gymnotyleptus gymnochilus Siddiqi, Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Males:  

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

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Gymnotyleptus

Nematodes in the Leptonvhidae are often considered to be fungal feeders (Yeates et al., 1993).

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

 

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda Errantia) Vol. 111. Humgarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 508p.

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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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