Hadronchoides		Contents		Rev 07/20/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Hadronchoides microdenticulatus Jairajpuri & Rahman, 1983

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Morphology and Anatomy:

•  like Hadronchus, a dorsal tooth located in the anterior third of its buccal cavity like Hadronchus but subventral walls bearing many scattered denticles like Hadronchulus. The dorsal tooth of Hadronchoides is more anteriorly located than that of Hadronchus and the scattered subventral denticles are all posterior to the dorsal tooth, which distinguishes it from Hadronchulus.
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Distribution:

Moist soil, freshwater environments. Type species described from India

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Hadronchoides

  A specialist predator of other nematodes.   

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Regulation of opportunistic species

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Management:

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References:

Jairajpuri, M.S. and Rahman, M.F. 1983. Hadromchoides microdenticulatus n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda Iotonchidae) from India. Nematologica 29:266-269.

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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 20, 2026.