Clavigula		Contents		Rev 05/07/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Clavigula Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Type species of the genus: Clavigula undosa Siddiqi, 1995

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length 1.5 mm
• Lip region rounded, not cap-like, offset from body contour
• Odontostyle short with narrow lumen.
• Odontophore with basal knobs
• Esophageal bulb cylindroid
• Tail conoid with rounded tip.

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Distribution:

Type species described from soil in Sri Lanka.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Clavigula

  Classified as hyphal feeders  (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 (Nematoda Errantia) Vol. 111. Humgarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 508p.

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 07, 2025.