Aspidonema		Contents		Rev 02/21/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

      Rhabditida
       Rhabditina
        Bunonematoidea

          Bunonematdae

      Aspidonema  (Sachs, 1949) Andrassy, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

 Bacteria    

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Biology and Ecology:

Many nematode species of the Bunonematoidea appear to have phoretic relationships with insects, particularly insects in the order Coleoptera and family Scarabaeidae. The type of phoresy may be interpreted from the insect body parts invaded by the nematodes and the elaborate cuticular ornamentations and extracuticular deposits of the nematodes that apparently aid their survival in the stressful environments of the insect body (Nazir et al., 2019).

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, I (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 518p.

Nazir, N., Mahboob, M., Jahan, R., Tahseen, Q. 2019. A Preliminary Study on the Insect Associations and Cuticular Modifications in Some Phoretic Nematodes. Indian J. Nematology 49:83-90.

Tahseen, Q. Khan, R. Ahlawat, S. 2016. Description of new species of Pterygorhabditis Timm, 1957 and Aspidonema (Sachs, 1949) Andrassy, 1958 (Nematoda: Bunonematoidea) in aquatic habitats from India. J. Helminthology 90:398-409.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 21, 2024.