Latocephalus		Contents		Rev 05/13/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus:  Latocephalus gracilis Patil & Khan, 1982

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body slender, length 0.7 - 1.5 1.3 mm.
• Cuticle smooth with conspicuopus lateral glands and pores
• Head broad, high, strongly offset
• Odontostyle simple, short with long curved aperture
• Tail convex, conoid, bent ventrally

Ref: Andrassy (2009)

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Distribution:

Terrestrial species reported from Asia, Africa and South America,

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Latocephalus

Probably are predators as with other members of the subfamily Discolaiminae (Yeates et al., 1993).

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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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 13, 2025.