Paratimmus		Contents		Rev 05/19/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Medium-sized nematodes, length around 2 mm
• Lip region hemispherical, continuous with body contour; papillae not raised above lip contour.
• Amphids with stirrup-shaped fovea.
• Odontostyle tiny, asymmetrical, but with distinct lumen. Guiding ring single, distinctly sclerotized, thick.
• Odontophore simple, rod-like.
• Esophagus slender, gradually expanding to a basal bulb, which is about one-quarter of its entire length; a thin sheath (not spiral) present around basal bulb.
• Cardia elongate, conoid.  
• Tail long filiform, similar in both sexes.

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Distribution:

Type species reported from India from soil around the roots of teak trees (Tectona grandis L.) from natural reserve forest, Bomdilla, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paratimmus

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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:

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 19, 2025.