Family: Thornenematidae
Revised
06/13/23
- Enoplea
- Dorylaimida
- Dorylaimoidea
Thornenematidae
Siddiqi, 1969
- Generally small to medium nematodes, 0.3-2.3 mm.
- Cuticle smooth or funely striated.
- Head contiguous with or narrower than body cintour.
- Lips amalgamated.
- Labial framework and mouth cavity with sclerotized pieces.
- Odontostyle simple, dorylaimoid.
- Esophagus enlarged posterior to middle, expansion about 1/3 of total
length.
- Female genital system either monovarial, opisthodelhic; ocasionally
diovarial amphidelphic.
- Vulva generally in anterior half of body.
- Male with 1 to 11 ventromedian supplements, usually spaced, not
contiguous.
- Tails may be attenuated or short in both sexes, or attenuated in females
and short in males.
Ref: Andrássy, 2009; Vinciguerra, 2006.
Most genera and species of Thornenematidae have been reported from
terrestrial habitats, but some occur in wet, aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats.
References
Andrássy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III. Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.
Vinciguerra, M.T. 2006. Dorylaimida Part II: Superfamily Dorylaimoidea.
Pp 392-467 in Eyualem-Abebe, W. Traunspurger and I Andrassy
(eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI, Cambridge MA.
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