Sporonchulus		Contents		Rev 08/24/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus:  Sporonchulus dentatus (Cobb, 1917) Andrassy, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal cavity barrel shaped,
• Dorsal tooth midway or anterior in buccal cavity and opposed by numerous denticles on the subventral wall, in a group and either regular or irregular in arrangement.
•  Esophago-intestinal junction nontuberculate.
• Tails conoid, ventrally arcuate, caudal glands and terminal duct present or absent.

Ref: Mulvey, 1978

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Distribution:

Moist soil, freshwater environments.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Sporonchulus

 Predatory 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:

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

Jairajpuri M.S. 1971. Studies on Mononchida of India. IV. The genera Sporonchulus, Bathyodontus and Oionchus. Nematologica 17:407-412.  https://doi.org/10.1163/187529271X00639

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 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.