Feroxides		Contents		Rev 02/21/2024
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Feroxides Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Feroxides ferox (Thorne, 1930) Heyns, 1968

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 3.1-3.6 mm
• Cuticle thick
• Lip region continuous with body contour
• Stoma with a small dorsal mural tooth with solid tip.
• Tail short, bluntly rounded

Ref: Andrassy, 2009
                
       

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Distribution:

Type species, Feroxides ferox, described from a limnic freshwater environment

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Feeding:

Classified as predators (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:

Predatory regulation of opportunistic species.

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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.

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: February 21, 2024.