Hadronchoides maximus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Mononchida
          Mononchina       
Mononchoidea

Iotonchidae

  Hadronchoides maximus Loof, 2006

Synonyms
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

 
  • Cuticle 1.5-2.4 um thick over most of body. Lateral chord occupying 25% of body diam.
  • Lip region offset by shallow constriction, lips rounded.
  • Sensilla slightly protruding. Amphid triangular, aperture 6 um.
  • Buccal cavity in two parts: anteriorly a wide chamber, becoming narrower posterior to dorsal  tooth
  • Dorsal tooth large. Numerous denticles on ventral and subventral walls posterior to anterior part of buccal cavity
  • .Several pores(‘geusids’) present in base of buccal cavity.
  • Cardia tuberculate.

Female:  

  • Monodelphic, prodelphic, ovary reflexed, on either right or left of intestine

  • Vulva a transverse slit at 58-64% of body length

  • Short PUS

  • Tail elongate

Male:  

 

Ref: Loof, 2006
   

 

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Distribution:

Described from soil around a coconut palm on campus of University Putra Malaysia in Western Malaysia.

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Feeding:

Predaceous on other organisms, especially nematodes.
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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:

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

Mulvey, R.H. 1978. Predaceous nematodes of the family Mononchidae from the Mackenzie and Porcupine river systems and Somerset Island, N.W.T., Canada. Can J. Zool. 56: 1847-1868.

 

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Revised: July 21, 2026.