Neotobrilus		Contents		Rev: 02/23/2024
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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia

        Triplonchida

            Tobrilina

Tobriloidea

Tobrilidae

Neotobrilus  

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus Neotobrilus is characterized by having:

• typical tobrilid stoma with two pockets each separated by a narrow duct,
•  males with six protruding supplements of unequal size,: three large and three small with a gap in between the two groups.
• spicules long and slender
• strong vaginal musculature.

Ref: Tsalolikhin and Shoshin, 2009; Abebe et al., 2013.

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Abebe, E., Ferebee, B., Taylor, T., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Mekete, T., De Ley, P. 2013. Neotobrilus nicsmolae n. sp. (Tobrilidae: Nematoda) and Chronogaster carolinensis n. sp. (Chronogasteridae: Nematoda) from Lake Phelps, North Carolina. J. Nematology 45: 66-77.

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

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.