Crassibucca		Contents		Rev 06/10/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Crassibucca Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Crassibucca penicula  Mulvey & Jensen, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal cavity longer than wide, barrel shaped. Dorsal tooth in anterior third of buccal cavity, apex directed anteriorly and opposed generally by two small denticles. Subventral teeth two, slightly smaller than dorsal tooth and close to its level.
• Esophago-intestinal junction tuberculate.
• Tails conoid arcuate or conoid cylindroid, caudal glands and terminal duct absent.

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Distribution:

Moist soil, freshwater environments.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Crassibucca

  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:

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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Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 10, 2025.