Parahadronchus		Contents		Rev 07/21/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Parahadronchus Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Parahadronchus adamanicus (Jairajpuri, 1969) Mulvey, 1978

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Lip region slightly set off from body,
• Buccal cavity barrel-shaped.
• Dorsal tooth in posterior half of buccal cavity, apex directed anteriorly, opposed by two longitudinal rows of denticles occupying slightly more than the posterior half of the subventral wall of the buccal cavity.
• Esophago-intestinal junction tuberculate.
• Tails of both sexes similar, elongated with caudal glands and terminal ducts.
• Male described for two of the three known species.

Parahadronchus yuenae female. A: Anterior end; B: Vulva and genital apparatus; C: Tail; D: Tail terminus. (Scale bars = 50 um.) Drawings from Loof, 2006

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Distribution:

Moist soil, freshwater environments.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Parahadronchus

  A specialist predator of other nematodes.   

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Regulation of opportunistic species through predation

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Management:

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References:

Jairajpuri, M.S., Khan, W.U. 1982. Predatory Nematodes, (Mononchida) with Special Reference to India, Associated Publishing, New Delhi. 131p.

Loof, P.A.A. 2006. Mononchina (Dorylaimida) from Western Malaysia. Nematology 8:287-310

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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 21, 2026.