Order Isolaimiida Inglis, 1983
Rev.
08/03/20
Andrassy (2009) asserts that the root of Isolaimium is
Isloaimi. The root is de3termined by removing the Latinized ending "um"
from Isolaimium. Then appropriate ennings are added to the root to designate
different taxonomic levels. Consequently, the correct names of the Order, Sub-order,
Superfamily and Family are, respectively, Isolaimiida, Isolaimiina.
Isolaimioidea and Isolaimiidae and not Isolaimida, Isolaimina. Isolaimoidea and
Isolaimidae as used by several authors.
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long and very slender;
2-7 mm long
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cuticle longitudinally striated; may have punctations, most obvious on tail in
longitudinal and transverse rows
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lip region simple, rounded; lips
amalgamated
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three circles of labial sensilla: six
round openings surrounded by six outer labial papille and four minute
cephalic papillae.
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amphids
apertures very small and pore-like
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stoma a long sclerotized tube occupying
30% of length of esophageal region; triradiate, thickened walls anteriorly
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esophagus muscular, cylindrical,
slightly widened posteriorly; cardia large and tongue shaped
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females dioavial, amphidelphic, with ovaries sometimes reflexed;
vulva a transverse slit
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male testes paired
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male spicules thick, gubemaculum small,
thin
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male with 1-14 ventro-median supplements
and sometimes paired preclocacal ventro-median papillae
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tails in both sexes short,
bluntly rounded
with pointed tips, sometimes
conoid
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large, paired caudal papillae on male tail; small paired
papillae on female tail
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mainly inhabitants of undisturbed sandy soils.
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Isolaimium nigeriense: anterior body from Timm, 1969 |
References:
Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda
Errantia) Vol. 111. Humgarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 508p.
Timm, R.W. 1969. The Genus Isolaimium Cobb, 1920 (Order
Isolaimida, Isolaimiidae New Family). Journal of Nematology 1:97-106.
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