Miconchus

Miconchus		Contents		Rev 03/04/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Mononchida

Miconchus Andrassy, 1958

Type species of the genus: Miconchus digiturus (Cobb, 1893) Andrassy, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Stoma large, 1 dorsal and 2 subventral teeth, either at base or in posterior of stoma.. No other denticles or ridges.
Esophago-intestinal valve tuberculate.
Tail usually conoid in both sexes, occasionally filiform
Caudal glands and spinneret present or absent,

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Female:

Usually amphidelphic, rarely prodelphic.

Males:

Occur quite frequently
Spicules arcuate

Ref: Andrassy, 2009; Andrassy, 1958

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Species reported throughout the world.

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Feeding:

Specialist predators of other nematodes.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary Vol. 3. Hungarian Nat. History Museum, Budapest

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

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 04, 2025.