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

Type species of the genus: Aculonchus argutus Siddiqi, 1982

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body small, < 1mm.
• Cuticle with radial elements .
• Lip region smoothly rounded, knob-like, offset from bodycontour by a deep constriction; papillae not raised and perioral disc absent.
• Sclerotized stoma narrow, inverted globlet-shaped, widening within lip region, less than lip region-width long.
• Odontostyle solid, needle-like.
• Odontophore almost straight, with flanged base.
• Slender portion of esophagus with inconspicuous lining of the lumen; basal bulb pyriform, anteriorly tapering, with elongate cuticular valve-like thickening in its posterior half.
• Tail short, conoid-rounded.

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Distribution:

Species are reported from Colombia and Nigeria.

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Aculonchus

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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:

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: April 15, 2025.