Tylencholaimus sinensis

Tylencholaimus sinensis	Contents	Rev 09/20/2024
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Tylencholaimus sinensis Li, Baniyamuddin, Ahmad &Wu, 2008

Morphology and Anatomy:

Species characterized by:

body length 0.76-0.82 mm body;
odontostyle 7-7.5 um odontostyle
lip region cap-like, offset by constriction; lips amalgamated.
amphids stirrup-shaped, apertures about half of lip region width.
odontophore rod-like with small basal knobs, slightly longer than the odontostyle.
tail conoid to hemispheroid tail;

Female:

didelphic, amphidelphic

Ref:: :Li et al., 2008

.Tylencholaimus sinensis : (A) anterior region; (B) anterior end showing amphid; (C) expanded part of pharynx

Drawings from Li et al., 2008

Males:

spicules 32 um
ventromedian supplements 3.

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

Distribution:

Described from China, Ailao Mountains, Yunnan Province.

Feeding:

Classified as hyphal feeding (Yeates et al., 1993) and probably on more complex fungal structures.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Goodey, Soil and Freshwater Nematodes

Li, Y., Baniyamuddin, M., Ahmad, W. and Wu, J. 2008. Four new and four known species of Tylencholaimoidea (Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from China. J. Natural History 42:1991-2010

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