Uniqaxonchium		Contents		Rev 06/15/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Uniqaxonchium Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Uniqaxonchium megaspiculum Dhanam & Jairajpuri, 1998

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length1.4-1.8 mm
• Lip region offset from body contour; lips separate
• Odontostyle fusiform
• Muscle bundles of esophagus sheath straight, not spiral.
• Tail bluntly rounded or slightly clavate.

Ref. Andrássy, 2009.

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Distribution:

Terrestrial nematodes. Species reported from India and Samoa

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Feeding:

  Members of the family Belondiridae are classiofied as plant-feeding (especially those with long odontostyles) and maybe omnivorous (Yeates et al., 1993). Uniqaxonchium has a short odontostyle which may suggest omnivorous feeding (need to check odontostyle length).

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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.

Dhanam, M. and Jairajpuri, M.S. 1998. New belondirid nematodes: two new genera, two new subgenera and seven new species from Malnad tracts of Karnataka, India. International J. Nematology 8:193-213.

New belondirid nematodes: two new genera, two new subgenera and seven new species from Malnad tracts of Karnataka, India

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: June 15, 2023.