Tylenchodorus

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
       Dorylaimia
           Dorylaimida
                Tylencholaimidae
         Tylencholaiminae
             Tylenchodorus Siddiqi, 1983
Type species of the genus:    Tylenchodorus tylosus Siddiqi, 1983

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Female:

  • Didelphic-amphidelphic

Male:

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

Soil nematode, type species reported from Colombia

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Feeding:

Nematodes in the Tylencholaimidae often considered 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 III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Siddiqi, M.R. 1983. Four new species mof Pachydorylaimus gen n, and Tylenchodorus tylosus gen. n. sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae from Colombia rain forest.  Rev. Nematologie 6:207-216.

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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Revised: June 14, 2023.