Brachonchulus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
                Mononchida

Mylonchulidae   

Brachonchulus  Andrassy, 1958

Type species of the genus: Mononchus brachyuroides Micoletzky, 1925 =  Brachonchulus brachyuroides (Micoletzky, 1925) Andrassy, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Female:  
  • Body length about 1 mm.
  • Buccal cavity goblet-shaped.
  • Dorsal tooth large, claw-like, directed forward on the anterior dorsal side,
  • Subventral teeth present; Denticles in two groups: an anterior rasp-like field of 5-6 rows of denticles opposite the dorsal tooth and a posterior field of irregularly scattered denticles.
  • Cardia non-tuberculate
  • Tail short conoid  1 x abd long
  • Caudal; glands and spinneret either present or reduced

    Females:  

  • Diidelphic, amphidelphic
    Vulva at58-59%

    Males:  

  • Unknown

Ref; Andrassy, 1992
Brachonchulus stoma
Drawing from Andrassy, 1992
 


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Distribution:

Terrestrial nematosdes, reported from South America.

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Feeding:

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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. 1958: Uber das System der Mononchiden (Mononchidae, Chitwood, 1937; Nematoda) Ann. hist.-nat. Alas, hung. n.s. 9, 50: 151-71.

Ahmad, W.and Jairajpuri, M.S. 2010. Mononchida: the predaceous nematodes. Brill Leiden-Boston, 298p.

Andrassy, I. 1992.  A taxonomic atudy of the family Mylonchulidae (Nematoda) Opusc. Zool. Budapest 25:11-35.

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

 

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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 14, 2024.