Oostenbrinkella

Oostenbrinkella	Contents	Rev 05/09/2023
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Oostenbrinkella Jairajpuri, 1965

Type species of the genus: Oostenbrinkella oostenbrinki Jairajpuri, 1965

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 1.0-1.3 mm
Lip region offset with labial disc.
Odontostyle attenuated, longer than lip width with dorsal stiffening piece
Odontophore with strong knobs
Esophagus basal part cylindrical and very short, not constricted
Tail convex-conoid-rounded

Female:

monodelphic-opisthodelphic

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

Males:

Ventromedian supplements absent

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

Distribution:

Species have been reported from soil and freshwater in India

Feeding:

Many members of the family Tylencholaimellidae are considered fungal feeders (Yeaters et al., 1993).

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nemaytodes of Hungary. Vol III. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest 608p/

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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.