Rev 06/26/2023
Characteristice of the genus Metadorylaimus:
Ref: Andrassy, 2009
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Type species, Metadorylaimus pachylaimus described from soil; around grass roots in Malawi,
Nematodes in the Tylencholaimidae often considered fungal feeders (Yeates et al., 1993)
Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.
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