Mulveyellus

  

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  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Distribution Management
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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
                Mononchida

Iotonchidae   

Mulveyellus Siddiqi, 1984

Type species of the genus: Mulveyellus jairi Siddiqi, 1984

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus was proposed by Siddiqi (1984)  to accommodate members of the genus Iotonchus in which the dorsal tooth is at the anterior end of the stoma and the lip region is continuous with the body contour..

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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:

Siddiqi, M.R. 1984. Four new genera and four new species of mononchs (Nematoda). Pakistan J. Nematology 2:1-13.

 

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