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

Synonyms:

Mononchus ibitiensis Carvalho, 1951

Spronchuloides ibitiensis (Carvalho, 1951) Mohandas & Prabhoo, 1982

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Dorsal tooth in anterior half of buccal cavity Buccal denticles (about 25) mostly arranged in four irregular rows, although number often very difficult to determine; ribs not distinct.  Caudal gland opening terminal, narrow and indistinct in most speci mens, wider and conspicuous in some. Tail short, terminus narrowly rounded to almost truncate; dorsal contour of tail slightly depressed just before terminus. Female: Didelphic, ovaries equally developed Vaginal sclerotization large, roundish, contiguous. Ref: Loof: 2006; Vu et al., 2024

Sporonchulus ibitiensis, female. A: Anterior end; B: Vaginal sclerotization; C: Tail. (Scale bar = 50 um.) Drawings from Loof, 2006

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

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Distribution:

Reported from Western Malaysia and Vietnam.

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Feeding:

Predaceous on other organisms, especially nematodes.

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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.

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nema5odes of Hungary Vol III. Hungarian Natoral History Museum, Budapest

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.