Punctodora

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Chromadorida
    Chromadoridae
Chromadorinae
       Punctodora Filipjev, 1922
Type species of the genus: Punctodora ratzburgensis (Linstow, 1876) Filipjev, 1922

    Synonyms:

Chromadora ratzburgensis Linstow, 1876

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 Females:
  • cuticle striated and with fine punctations
  • irregular-shaped large dorsal tooth in stoma
  • large terminal bulb in esophagus

  
   

Males:  
  • two or three pre-cloacal supplements

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

marine and freshwater habitats

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Feeding:

may feed on diatoms.

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, I (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 518p.

Bongers, T. 1988. De Nematoden van Nederland, Pirola, Schoorl. Utrecht. 408p.

Goodey, T and J.B. Goodey, 1963. Soil and Freshwater Nematodes. Methuen. London

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Revised: March 20, 2025.