Rhabditolaimus		Contents		Rev: 05/20/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditina

            Diplogastroidea

Diplogastridae

        Rhabditolaimus Fuchs, 1914

Type species of the genus: Rhabditolaimus leuckarti Fuchs, 1914

    Synonyms:

 Myctolaimus a junior synonym of Rhabditolaimus (Susoy and Herrmann, 2012). 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Rhabditolaimus

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Biology and Ecology:

Often associated with arthropods.

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Kanzaki, N., Kobayashi, M., Nozaki, A. and Futai, K. 2006. Myctolaimus platypi n. sp. (Nematoda: Cylindrocorporidae) isolated from the oak borer, Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). Nematology 8:717-725. DOI: 10.1163/ 156854106778877820

Susoy, V., Herrmann, M. 2012. Validation of Rhabditolaimus Fuchs, 1914 (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) supported by integrative taxonomic evidence. Nematology 14:595-604 https://doi.org/10.1163/156854111X617419

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 20, 2025.