Mylonchulus		Contents		Rev 06/10/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

	Body length 0.5-3.2 mm. Buccal cavity goblet to funnel shaped, tapering posteriorly Large mural tooth, massive, claw-like, on the anterior half dorsal side; two smaller subventral teeth Transverse rows of denticles on the ventral side of buccal cavity Cardia non-tuberculate Caudal glands well developed Tail similar in both sexes, varying from rounded to elongate in different species, usually short, bearing a terminal to subterminal spinneret. Female:   didelphic amphidelphic (or maybe monodelphic prodelphic in some species), ovaries reflexed Males:   Occur frequently Short spicules Ventromedian supplements: 6-16 pairs. Ref: Andrassy (2009); Ahmad and Jairajpuri, (2010); Mulvey, 1978
Mylonchulus stoma Drawing from Andrassy, 1992
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Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Mainly moist, terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Reported world-wide.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Mylonchulus

 Predator. Prey cuticle penetrated and disrupted by the mural tooth and rasp-like denticles (Bilgarmi, 2008)..   

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Biology and Ecology:

 Attach to substrates with spinneret, allowing whip-like motions of body, .

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Life Cycle:

Probably sexually reproducing when males present

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Regulation of opportunistic taxa.

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 1958. Uber das System der Mononschiden (Nononcgidae Chitwood, 1937; Nematoda).  Ann. Hisat-Nat, Musei Nationalis Hungarica 50:153-169.

Bilgrami, A.L. 2008. Biocontrol potentials of predatory nematodes. Chapter 1 in Ciancio, A. and Mukerji, K.G. (eds).Integrated Management and Biocontrol of Vegetable and Grain Crops Nematodes pp3-28.

Jairajpuri, M.S. 1969. Studies on Mononchida of India. I. The genera Hadronchus, Iotonchus and Miconchus and a revised classification of Mononchida, new order. Nematologica 15:557-581.

Jairajpuri, M.S. 1970. Studies on Mononchida of India. III. The genus Mylonchulus (Family Mylonchulidae Jairajpuri, 1969). Nematologica 16:434-456.. Nematologica 15:557-581.

Mulvey, R.H. 1978. Predaceous nematodes of the family Mononchidae from the Mackenzie and Porcupine river systems and Somerset Island, N.W.T., Canada. Can J. Zool. 56: 1847-1868.

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Revised: June 10, 2025.