Rev 03/13/2025
Mylonchulidae
Mylonchulus Cobb, 1916
Female:
Males:
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Mainly moist, terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Reported world-wide.
Predator. Prey cuticle penetrated and disrupted by the mural tooth and rasp-like denticles (Bilgarmi, 2008)..
Attach to substrates with spinneret, allowing whip-like motions of body, .
Probably sexually reproducing when males present
Regulation of opportunistic taxa.
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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.