Sucamphida		Contents		Rev 06/09/2026
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Drilonematoidea

             Ungellidae

Synoecneminae

          Sucamphida Timm, 1966

Type species of the genus: Sucamphida robustum Timm, 1966

Synonyms:

Siconemalla Timm, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Genus characterized by having a pair of cephalic dorsal hooks, typical of Ungellidae  

• Female body stout, male bodty slernder
• Amphids elliptical with sucker-like rim
• Esophagus short, swollen posteriorly but not set off as a bulb; cardia conical
• Excretory pore near posterior of esophagusin male, 1 body diam posterior to it in female
• Caudal suckers large, symmetrical, elliptical

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Distribution:

Type species descirbed from earthworm, Pheretima doliarsia, in Nam Hpen, Yunnan China, close to the border with northeast Burma,

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Sucamphida

      Parasites of the body cavity 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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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 09, 2026.