Capilonchus

  

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Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea
       Dorylaimia
           Dorylaimida
                Tylencholaimidae
         Tylencholaiminae
             Capilonchus Siddiqi, 1982
Type species of the genus: Capilonchus lineatus Siddiqi, 1982
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
 
 
 
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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Capilonchus

Nematodes in the Tylencholaimidae often considered fungal feeders (Yeates et al., 1993)

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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Management:

 

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References:

Andr�ssy, I. 2009. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

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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Revised: April 28, 2025.