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

Type species of the genus: Solididens bisexualis (Thorne, 1938) Heyns, 1968

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 1.0-2.3 mm
• Cuticle with thick outer layer
• Lip region offset by a constriction
• Mural tooth with thin, solid distal portion and hollow basal portion
• Prrectum short
• Tail short, bluntly conoid to hemispherical

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

Species reported from several parts of world in terrestrial and aquatic habitats

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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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 21, 2024.