Cornilaimus

 

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Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
         Rhabditia
          Chambersiellidae

Cornilaimus  Truskova & Eroshenko, 1977

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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


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Feeding:

Bacterial feeder.

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Biology and Ecology:

Nematodes in the Chambersiellidae are frequently reported in assocaiation with bark beetles.  The relationships are probably phoretic in that the nematodes are transported from tree to tree or to insect galleries by the beetles.

 

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Life Cycle:

   

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 

 

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Bacterially-mediated decomposition of organic matter; nitrogen mineralization.

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Truskova, G.M. & Eroshenko, A.S. 1977. Nematodofauna vegetativnykh organov travjanistykh i drevesnykh rastenij elnikov primorja. Trudy Biologo-Pochvennogo Instituta 47:35-49.
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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 21, 2024 .