Neotylocephalus

Neotylocephalus	Contents	Rev: 06/02/2026
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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

Labial region components of Neotylocephalus
CE = cervical expansion, CORN = cornu; FLAB = flabellum; LR = lateral rim; MP = midlateral projection; MR = median ridge; QUAD = quadrant; RR = radial ridge; Y1 - Y-shaped incisure

Drawing from Holovachov et al., 2003.

For comparisons among genera, go to subfamily Wilsonematinae

Neotylocephalus sp. Female head

Photomicrograph from Smythe and Hope, 2008

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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:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Neotylocephalus

Bacterial feeding

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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.

Smythe, A.B., and Hope, W.D. 2008. Nematodes of Plummers Island, Maryland. Bull. Biological Society of Washington, 15:13-19.