Genus Dorylaimus
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ORDER DORYLAIMIDA
Family Dorylaimidae (need description)
Genus Dorylaimus (need images)
Dorylaimus Dujardin, 1845
Diagnosis: “Dorylaiminae. Cuticle thick, marked with longitudinal ridges. Lip region moderately offset; lips distict. Odontostyle straight, robust, 2-3 times as long as lip region width; guiding ring double. Pre-rectum rather long, beginning well before the supplement series in males. Supplements numerous and contiguous. Can be found in freshwater, wet moss and soil.” From Vinciguerra, 2006.
References:
Vinciguerra, M.T. 2006. Dorylaimida Part II: Superfamily Dorylaimoidea. In: Eyualem Abebe, Traunspurger W., and Andrassy I. (eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA, pp. 392-467
http://www.nies.go.jp/chiiki1/protoz/morpho/nematoda/n-doryla.htm#Dorylaimus%20lineatus
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