Cephalodorylaimus papillatus

Cephalodorylaimus papillatus	Contents	Rev 11/30/2020
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Encholaimidae

Cephalodorylaiminae

The type species of the genus.

Morphology and Anatomy:

The smooth cuticle of the sub-family Cephalodorylaiminae and the setose outer labial sensillae distinguish the subfamily Cephalodorylaiminae from the Encholaiminae within the family Encholaimidae.

Deawings from Jairajpuri, 1967

Body 1.2-1.4 mm long
Cuticle smooth
Lip region with six long setose outer labial setae
Odontostyle long, needle-like, small aperture; odontophore long, rod-like, about 50% of length of esophagus
Tail elongate conical, ventrally curved.

Female:

Didelphic, amphidlephic

Male:

7-8 supplements

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Ref: Jairajpuri (1967)

Feeding:

Family Encholaimidae classified as hyphal feeding; exact feeding habits of Cephalodorylaimus papillatus unknown (Yeates et al., 1993)

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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

Jairajpuri, M.S. 1967. Cephalodorylaimus papillatus n.gen, n.sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimidae). Nematologica 13:291-294.

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.