Neotylocephalus

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
       Plectida
Plectoidea
            Plectidae
   Wilsonematinae
       Neotylocephalus Ali, Farooqui & Tejpal, 1969

Type species of the genus: Neotylocephalus annonae Ali, Farooqui &Tejpal, 1969

 
   Synonyms:
Spatiocephalus Patil & Khan, 1982
Coronacephalus Ganguly & Khan, 1986
     
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Labial region components of Neotylocephalus

from Holovachov et al., 2003.

CE = cervical expansion, CORN = cornu; FLAB = flabellum; LR = lateral rim; MP = midlateral projection; MR = median ridge; QUAD = quadrant; RR = radial ridge; YI = Y-shaped incisure.

  
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Distribution:

Reported from forest soils and grasslands in Australia, India, Yemen, North, Central and South America.

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Feeding:

 
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Life Cycle:

 
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References:

Ali, S.M., Farooqui, M.N., Tejpal, S, 1969. Neotylocephalus annonae n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Wilsonematinae) from Marathwada, India. Rivista di Parassitologia 30:287-290.

Holovachov, O., Bostrom, S., Tandingan De Ley, I., De Ley, P., and Coomans, A. 2003. Morphology and systematics of the genera Wilsonema Cobb, 1913, Ereptonema Anderson, 1966 and Neotylocephalus Ali, Farooqui and Tejpal, 1969 (Leptolaimina: Wilsonematinae) J. Nem. Morph. Syst. 5:73-106.

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Revised: June 20, 2023.