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Classification:

Enoplea

     Enoplia

        Enoplida

              Alaimina

       Alaimoidea

                    Amphidelidae

           Amphidelinae

             Postamphidelus Siddiqi, 1993

Type species of the genus: Postamphidelus asymmetricus Siddiqi, 1993

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics of the genus:

• Labial sensilla rather small but distinct, pit-like.
• Amphid aperture distinct, transverse slits, located far posterior, six to eight labial diameters from the anterior end, the two apertures not opposite to each other but separated by one corresponding body width.
• Pharynx very long, approximately one-third of body length.
• Tail leongate-conical, about 15 x abd long
• Terrestrial.

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Distribution:

Species reported mainly from tropical Africa.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Postamphidelus

Bacterivores

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2009.  Free-living nematodes of Hungary, III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest

Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: October 14, 2026.