Oostenbrinkia		Contents		Rev 04/23/2024
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Small Nnematodes, 0.4-0.5 mm
• Cuticle smooth
• Smooth lip region, nonprotruding labial papillae,continuouse with body contour
• Lips amalgamted; stoma supported by small cuticular ribs
• Odontostyle much shorter than odontophore

Characteristic of the family Aulolaimoididae is the 3 seciton esophagus: anterior slender, long, gradually expanding, a more slender intermediate region surrounded by glandular tissue and a pyriform basal expansion with a valved chamber.

Female:

• Didelphic-amphidelphic genital system,
• Tail short, rounded .

Male unknown

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

Two species reported from India

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Feeding:

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Andrássy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Ali, M.S., Suryawamshi, M.V., Ahmed, M. 1973.  Oostenbrinkia oostenbrinki N.Gen., N.Sp. (Nematoda : Aulolaimoididae) From Marathwada, India. Nematologica 19: 190-194./doi.org/10.1163/187529273X00312

Farahnaz, J.A. 2020. Oostenbrinkia pedrami n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Aulolaimoididae) from Iran, with molecular phylogenetic relationships to some other Dorylaimida Pearse, 1942. J. Nematology 52: | DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2020-119

Mustaq, P., Baniyamuddin, M., and Ahmad, W. 2006. Nematology 8:761-780.

Pena-Santiaga, R. 2023. Tylenchodoroides Gagrin, 2001 is a junioe synonym of Oostenbrinkia Ali, Suryawanshi & Ahmad, 1973 (Dorylaimida: Aulolaimoididae) .Nematology 26:119-122.

Peralta, M. and R. Pena-Santiago. 1996. Nematodes of the order Dorylaimida from Andalucia Oriental, Spain. The families Leptonchidae Thome, 1935 and Aulolaimoididae Jairajpuri, 1964. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 19:481-497.

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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 23, 2024.