Rev 02/21/2024
Chromadorea Rhabditida Rhabditia Chambersiellidae
Cornilaimus Truskova & Eroshenko, 1977
Bacterial feeder.
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.
Bacterially-mediated decomposition of organic matter; nitrogen mineralization.