Neoalloionema		Contents		Rev 01/01/2020
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Neoalloionema Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
Return to Alloionematidae Menu		Feeding		References
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Rhabditoidea

        Alloionematidae

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

  Bacterivorous; closely associated with slugs and snails; some species may be facultative parasites of slugs and snails (Nermut et al., 2016).

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Biology and Ecology:

Whether facultatively parasitic or not, they can complete their lifecycle feeding on bacteria in laborarory culture (Nermut et al., 2016).

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Ivanova, E., Luc, P.V. & Spiridonov, S.E. (2016). Neoalloionema tricaudatum gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Alloionematidae) associated with a cyclophorid snail in Cuc Phuong Natural Park, Vietnam. Nematology 18, 109-120.

Nermat, J., Vladimir Puza and Zdenek Mrac�ek. 2016. Neoalloionema indicum n. sp. (Nematoda: Alloionematidae), a new Alloionematid from India. Nematology 16:949-962.

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Revised: January 01, 2020.

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