Glochidorella		Contents		Rev 05/12/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Glochidorella brevicula Siddiqi, 1982

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 0.7 to 1.2 mm.
• Lip region cap-like, offset, with peri-oral disc.
• Stoma narrow.
• Odontostyle short, needle-like
• Odontophore with basal knobs
• Esophageal expansion cylindrical, without valve chamber
• Taiol short, rounded

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Distribution:

Reportefd from Asia, Africa and Australia.

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Glochidorella

Possibly fungivores (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:

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 12, 2025.