Paurodontus		Contents		Rev: 03/15/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Tylenchina/Hexatylina

Sphaerularioidea

 Sphaerulariidae

Paurodontinae

       Paurodontus Thorne, 1941

Type species opf the genus: Paurodontus gracilis Thorne, 1941

    Synonyms:
     

Synonymized with Paurodontella

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Stylet knobs symmetrical
• Metacorpus absent
• Esophageal bulb with a stem-like extension
• Intestine often enveloping part, or even all, of the basal esophageal bulb.
• Body generally very dense in texture and details frequently difficult to observe

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Free-living and insect-parasitic forms.

Like many Hexatylina, the biology is not well known.  There are entomoparasitic generations (parasites of insects and mites) and perhaps free-living mycophagous generations.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Handoo, Z.A., Iqbal, E.Y., Kazi, N., and Fayyaz, S. 2010. Two new species of Paurodontella Husain & Khan, 1968 (Nematoda: Sphaerulariidae) associated with wheat and a diagnostic compendium to the genus. Nematology 12:181-192.

Thorne, G. 1941. Some nematodes of the family Tylenchidae which do not possess a valvuklar median bulb. The Great Basin Naturaist 2:37-85.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 15, 2025.