Clavicauda		Contents		Rev 02/21/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Clavicauda symmetrica (Williams, 1958) Heyns, 1968

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 1.3-1.5mm
• Cuticle finely striated
• Lip region continuous with body contour
• Stoma with a short needle-shaped mural tooth
• Tail several times longer than anal body diqameter with clavate terminus

Ref: Andrassy, 2009
                
       

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

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Life Cycle:

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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.

Heyns, J. 1968. A monographic study of the nematode families Nygolaimidae and Nygolaimellidae.  Entomology Memoirs. Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Union of South Africa 1968 No.19 144 pp.

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Revised: February 21, 2024.