Mesorhabditis		Contents		Rev 06/28/2023
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Rhabditoidea

        Rhabditidae

Type species of the genus: Rhabditis spiculigera Steiner, 1936

Genus transferred froms Bursilla to Mesorhabditis.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

  Observed to establish colonies on a wide range of bacteria species (Wood, 1973).

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Dougherty, E. C. 1953. The genera of the subfamily Rhabditinae Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda). Thaper Commemoration Volume:69� 76.

 Dougherty, E.C. 1955. The genera and species of the subfamily Rhabditinae Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda): A nomenclatorial analysis, including an addendum on the composition of the family Rhabditidae �rley, 1880. Journal of Helminthology 29:105-152.

Venette, R. C. and H. Ferris. 1997. Thermal constraints to population growth of bacterial-feeding nematodes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 29:63-74.

Wood, F.H. 1973. Nematode feeding relationships: Feeding relationships of soil-dwelling nematodes. Soil Riol. Biochem. 5: 593-601.

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Revised: June 28, 2023.

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