Thorniosa		Contents		Rev 06/13/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 1.0-1.4 mm
• Cuticle smooth
• Head offset from body contour
• Six outer lips amalgamated, six inner liplets
• Odontostyle slender
• Esophagus enlargent less than half total length with esophageal nuclei all in posetrior region of enlarged portion
• Female didelphic, amphidelphic; vulva not sclerotized
• Male with simple alamoid spicules, no gubernaculum; ventromedian supplements absent.
• Tail bluntly tounded in both sexes.

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Distribution:

Type species,Thorniosa labiata described from moss in Hungary,

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Feeding:

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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 (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 608p.

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