Paurodontoides		Contents		Rev: 05/02/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Hexatylina

 Tylenchoidea

Paurodontidae

       Paurodontoides

Type species of the genus:

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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 Paurodontoides

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:

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: May 02, 2026.