Rev 05/07/2025
Chromadorea Rhabditida Rhabditia Chambersiellidae
Cornilaimus Truskova & Eroshenko, 1977
Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cornilaimus
Bacterial feeders.
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.