Males:
- Diorchic, testes outstretched.
- Ventromedian supplements 1.
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Female:
- Monodelphic, prodelphic.
- Vulva transverse,
Ref: Andrassy, 2009
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Zetalaimus blepheronchus A,B,G Female head; C Female whole body; D
Male tail; E., I: Anterior and esophagus detail; F: Prodelphic female
gonad
Adapted from Siddiqi (1982) |
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Reported from Africa.
Characteristic slender odontostyle of other members of the Leptonchidae
suggests fungal feeding(Yeates et al., 1993).
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.