Saprorhabditis		Contents		Rev 05/21/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Rhabditoidea

        Rhabditidae

    Type species of the genus: Saprorhabditis adentifera Khera, 1969

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Lips closed and indistinct.
• Amphid aperture large and elliptical.
• Stoma about 2.5 x longer than wide; narrower in at cheilostom level, becoming gradually wider posteriorly.
• Base of stoma without glottoid apparatus.
• Esophgeal collar/sleeve present.
• Eesophagus with a fusiform corpus, without distinct median bulb, a long isthmus and a valvular terminal bulb.

Female:

• Didelphic-amphidelphic, overies reflexed.
• Vulva slightly posteerior to midbody

 Male:

• Unknown

Ref: Khera, 1969

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Distribution:

Type species collected from soil on the banks of an open sewer in Jodhpur, India.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Saprorhabditis

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

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Revised: May 21, 2025.

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