Proleptonchoides

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Dorylaimida

Leptonchidae

Leptonchinae

Proleptonchoides Ferris, Goseco & Kumar, 1979

Type species of the genus: Proleptonchoides southindiae Ferris, Goseco & Kumar, 1979

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Small to medium size, 1 to 1.5 mm long.
Outer cuticle with transverse striations.
Lip region simple, not cup-like, almost continuous with body contour.
Odontostyle short
Odontophore with distinct basal flanges
Anterior portion of esophagus slender separated by a constriction from pyriform basal expansion which occupies 1/4 of total esophagus length.
Female genital system monoprodelphic.
Tail conical, digitate.

Males:

Unknown

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Distribution:

Reported from terrestrial and aquatic habitats

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Proleptonchoides

Classified as hyphal feeders (Yeates et al., 1993)

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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