Zeldia		Contents		Rev 05/22/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

Tylenchina

            Cephaloboidea

            Cephalobidae

                     Zeldia  Thorne, 1937

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Labial probollae - Zeldia Photograph by Nadler et al., 2006

Spermatheca usually offset.. Male without bursa..

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Zeldia

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Abolafia, J. and Pena-Santiago, R. 2003. Nematodes of the Order Rhabditida from Andalucıa Oriental, Spain. The Genera Nothacrobeles Allen & Noffsinger, 1971 and Zeldia Thorne, 1937 J. Nematology 35:233-243.

Nadler, S.A., DeLey, P.,Mundo-Ocampo, M., Smythe, A.B.,Stock, S.P., Bumbarger, D., Adams, B.J., Tandingan De Ley, I., Holovachov, O., Baldwin, J.G. 2006. Phylogeny of Cephalobina (Nematoda): Molecular evidence for recurrent evolution of probolae and incongruence with traditional classifications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40: 696-711.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris..
Revised: May 22, 2025.