Iotonchulus longicaudatus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Mononchida
          Mononchina       
Iotonchoidea

Iotonchidae

  Iotonchulus longicaudatus (Baqri, Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1978) Andrassy, 1994

Synonyms

 Iotonchus longicaudatus Baqri, Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1978

 Mulveyellus longicaudatus (Baqri, Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1978) Siddiqi, 1984

 Iotonchus heynsi Mohandas & Praboo, 1979

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

 
  • Lip region strongly offset.
  • Dorsal tooth larger than in Iotonchus; apex of tooth at 55-57% of buccal cavity
  • Caudal glands present, opening indisticnt
  • Tail long and slender

Female:  

  • Didelphic (?)

Male:  

Ref: Loof, 2006
   

 

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

 
 
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Distribution:

Described from soil in Westrern Malaysia.

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Feeding:

Predaceous on other organisms, especially nematodes.
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Biology and Ecology:
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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Andrassy, I. 1994. A taxonomic survey of the family Anatonchidae (Nematoda). Opuscula Zoologica Universitatis Budapestinensis 26 (1993), 9-52.

Loof, P.A.A. 2006. Mononchina (Dorylaimida) from Western Malaysia. Nematology 8:287-310

 

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Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.