Paracrassibucca		Contents		Rev 06/10/2025
		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: Paracrassibucca jenseni Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1974

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal cavity longer than wide,
• Dorsal tooth anterior with apex directed forward in cavity. Two pairs of subventral teeth in two rows in posterior half of buccal cavity, much smaller than dorsal tooth.
•  Esophag-ointestinal junction tuberculate.
•  Caudal glands and terminal duct present.

Ref: Mulvey, 1978

Photomicrographs and comparative schematic drawings of buccal cavities of genera of Mononchida

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Distribution:

Moist soil, freshwater environments.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paracrassibucca

  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 through predation

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Management:

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References:

Baqri, S.Z., Jairajpuri, M.S. 1974. Studies on Mononchida. V. The mononchs of El Salvador with descriptions of two new genera, Actus and Paracrassibucca. Nematologica 19: 326-333.

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.

Zulini A., Loof, P.A.A., and Bongers, T. 2002. Nematology 4:1-23.

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