Mononchus truncatus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Mononchida
         Mononchidae

  Mononchus truncatus Bastian, 1865

 

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Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

 
 
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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Predaceous on other organisms, including nematodes.

 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Regulation of opportunistic prey.

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References:

Jairajpuri, M.S. and Khan, W.U. 1982. Predatory Nematodes (Mononchida). Associated Publishing, New Delhi 131p.

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.

Koohkan, M., Shokoohi, E., Abolafia, J. 2014. Study of some mononchids (Mononchida) from Iran with a compendium of the genus Anatonchus. Tropical Zoology27:88-127.

 

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