Calolaimus ditlevseni

Calolaimus ditlevseni	Contents	Rev 02/22/2024
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Calolaiminae

Calolaimus ditlevseni (Micoletzky,1922) Timm, 1064

Morphology and Anatomy:

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In a stidy of 32 Polish lakes, C. ditlevseni was found in root and rhizome samples of the aquatic plant Potamogeton lucens from 89% of the lakes . It occurred less frequently in other Potamogeton species (Prejs, 1986).

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Feeding:

Although the nematodes were located in roots and rhizomes of aquatic plants, their feeding habits are undetermined. Sometimes considered to be feeding on decaying organic material.

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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References:

Prejs, K. 1986. Occurrence of stylet-bearing nematodes associated with aquatic vascular plants. Ekologia Polska 34:185-192.

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