Iotonchulus

  

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Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
                Mononchida

Iotonchidae   

Iotonchulus

Andrassy, 1993
Note that the genus Iotonchulus is not universally accepted. For example, Zullini and Penova (2006) did not support the validity of Iotonchulus because it does not differ in stomatal characters from Mulveyellus Siddiqi, 1984.
          

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Males:  

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

Photomicrographs and comparative schematic drawings of buccal cavities of genera of Mononchida

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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

  A specialist predator 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:

Ahmad, W. and Jairajpuri, M.S. 2010.Family Iotonchidae Jairajpiri, 1969. Chapter 8 in Mononchida (eds Ahmad and Jairajpuri) Nematology Monographs and Perspectives7:193-238.

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. Nematology 8:287-310.

Zullini, A. and Peneva, V. 2006. Order Monochida in Eyualem-Abebe, Andrassy and Traunspurger, Freshwater Nematodes : Ecology and Taxonomy. CAB.

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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 11, 2020.