Nygolaimoides		Contents		Rev 05/15/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Note: Classified by Andrassy, 2009 as family Thorniidae.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body 0.7-1.9mm long
• Cuticle smooth
• Head continuous with body contourAmphids small
• Odontostyle weak
• Esophagus enlarged posterior to mid-length
• Female didelphic, amphidelphic
• Male with gubernaculum and one ventromedian supplement.
• Tail rounded in both sexes but longer in male

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Nygolaimoides

 Probably predators as for other members of family Nygolaimidae (Yeates et al., 1993).    

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 15, 2025.