Mylodiscoides		Contents		Rev 05/14/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Mylodiscoides pygmaeus Lordello, 1963

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length < 1 mm
• Cuticle with fine transverse striations, distinct lateral glands and pores obscure.
• Head offset, with inner sclerotized bowl-like strucure,
• Odontostyle short
• Female didelphic, amphidelpic
• Vulva transverse.
• Tail conoid, ventrally arcuate, longer than in Mylodicus.
• Male unknown

Males:   Unknown Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Type species described from Brazil.

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Mylodiscoides

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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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Revised: May 14, 2025.