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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Drilonematoidea
             Ungellidae
Synoecneminae

          Malvinia Ivanova & Neuhaus, 2009

Type species of the genus: Malvinia crassa Ivanova & Neuhaus, 2009

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Malvinia

 Parasites of earthworms

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Hosts:

 Earthworms

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Life Cycle:

Earthworms are the definitive and single hosts.

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References:

 Ivanova, E.S. and Neuhaus, B. 2009. Malvinia crassa gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Drilonematoidea)a parasite of the acanthodrilid earthworm, Notiodrilus bovei, from the Falkland Islands. Nematology 11:39-45.

 

 

 

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Revised: May 27, 2025.