Rev: 12/17/2024
Synonyms:
From Wu et al., 2001
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Tylopharynx foetida feeds on fungal hyphae by ripping apart the cell wall with stegostomatal teeth. The teeth are pushed out of the buccal cavity by elongation of the pharynx during each pumping cycle (Forst von Lieven, 2002).
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Forst von Lieven, A. (2002). Functional morphology, origin and phylogenetic implications of the feeding mechanism of Tylopharynx foetida (Nematoda: Diplogastrina). Russian Journal of Nematology 10:11-23.
Wu J, De Ley P, Liang Y.(2001) Description of a new species of the genus Tylopharynx (Nemata: Diplogastroidea), T. clariamphida sp. n. with a redescription of T.foetida (Bütschli, 1874) Goffart, 1930. Journal of Nematology. 33:83—90.