Tobrilus		Contents		Rev: 02/23/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia

        Triplonchida

            Tobrilina

Tobriloidea

Tobrilidae

Tobrilus  Andrassy, 1959

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Distribution:

Common inhabitants of unpolluted freshwater rivers.  Abundance reduced as pollution increases. (Eder and Kirchengast, 1982; Zullini, 1976).

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Feeding:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2007. Free-living nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda, Errantia), II. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 496 pp.

Eder R. and Kirchengast, M. 1982, The nematode-fauna (Nemathelminthes, Nematoda) of a polluted part of the river Mur (Styria, Austria). Nematologia Mediterranea 10:127-134.

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331.

Zullini, A. 1976. Nematodes as indicators of river pollution. Nematologia Mediterranea 4:13-22.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 23, 2024.