Akrotonus		Contents		Rev 04/15/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Akrotonus Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body around 2mm
• Cuticle with fine striationsLip region separate from body contour; lips amalgamated; lip region rounded
• Odontostyle short, robust
• Female with vulva unsclerotized
• Male with 4 vebtromeian supplements
• Tail hemispherical

Ref: Andrassy, 2009;

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Distribution:

Type species Akrotonus vigor described from soil samples the Great Plains of USA; reported from South Dakota USA

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Akotonus

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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.

Pena-Santiago, R. 2021. Dorylaimida Mundi (Nematoda); checklist of genera and species, with their records. UJA Editorial. 957p.

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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