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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
                Mononchida

Anatonchidae   

Anatonchus  (de Man, 1876) De Coninck, 1939

Type species of the genus: Anatonchus tridentatus (de Man, 1876) Andrassy, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Anatonchus

 

  A specialist predator of other nematodes.   

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Life Cycle:

 
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References:

Andrassy, I. 1958. Uber das System der Mononschiden (Nononcgidae Chitwood, 1937; Nematoda).  Ann. Hisat-Nat, Musei Nationalis Hungarica 50:153-169.

Koohkan, M., Shokoohi, E., Abolafia, J. 2014. Study of some mononchids (Mononchida) from Iran with a compendium of the genus Anatonchus. Tropical Zoology27:88-127.

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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 15, 2025.