Paratimmus

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
Mydonomidae
Calolaiminae
Paratimmus Baniyamuddin & Ahmad, 2009

Type species of the genus: Paratimmus provulvatus Baniyamuddin & Ahmad, 2009

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:  

  • Monodelphic-opisthodelphic; short anterior uterine sac present.
  • Vulva transverse, distinctly anterior.

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Paratimmus provulvatus C: Anterior region; E: Esophageal region; K: Male tail
adapted from Baniyamuddin and Ahmad, 2009

Males:  

  • Spicules dorylaimoid
  • 3-4 spaced ventromedian supplements.

Ref: Baniyamuddin and Ahmad, 2009

 

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

Type species reported from India from soil around the roots of teak trees (Tectona grandis L.) from natural reserve forest, Bomdilla, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Feeding:

      
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Biology and Ecology:

   
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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Baniyamuddin, M. and Ahmad, W. 2009. Paratimmus provulvatus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Dorylaimida: Mydonomidae) from natural forests in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Nat. History, 43:37-38,
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Revised: February 22, 2024.