Metacrobeles

  

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  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

      Metacrobeles Loof, 1962

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Species of  Metacrobeles are distinguished by their simple, non-bifurcate probolae, by the extremely posteriorly positioned vulva, and by the male spicules exceeding 50um in length (Loof, 1962; De Ley et al., 1989, Chiu et al., 2002).

 
 
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Distribution:

The three known species have been described from desert environments; two from western Africa, one from California, USA..

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Metacrobeles

 Bacteria. Cultured of Escherichia coli under laboratory conditions.

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Chiu, C.T., Baldwin, J.G., and Mundo-Ocampo, M. 2002. Metacrobeles amblyurus n. sp.(Nematoda: Cephaloboidea) from Death Valley, California. Nematology 4:645-652.

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Revised: May 14, 2025.