Diploscapter		Contents		Rev 03/09/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Diploscapter Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Rhabditoidea

        Diploscapteridae

        Diploscapter Cobb, 1913

    Type species of the genus: Rhabditis coronata Cobb, 1913

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Morphology and Anatomy:

	Anterior region of Diploscapter coronatus (from Abolafia and Pena-Santiago, 2007)
Diploscapter female  (photos by H. Ferris)
Diploscapter anterior Dorsal and ventral lips with paired hook-like sclerotized processes.
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Inhabit soil, organic material, humus, moss.  Widely distributed.

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Feeding:

  Bacterivores. The hook-like processes on the dorsal and ventral lips are involved in sweeping the bacterial mass towards the mouth.

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Biology and Ecology:

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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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 09, 2024.