Tylenchodorus		Contents		Rev 06/02/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Tylenchodorus Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body very small, 0.4-0.5 mm
• Cuticle with fine striations
• Lip region wide,offset from body contour
• Odontostyle short and thin
• Odontophore with basal knobs
• Tail elongate, conoid

Male:

• Unknown

Ref: Andrassy, 2009

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Distribution:

Soil nematode, type species reported from Colombia

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Tylenchodorus

Nematodes in the Tylencholaimidae often considered fungal 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 III.  Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 608p.

Siddiqi, M.R. 1983. Four new species mof Pachydorylaimus gen n, and Tylenchodorus tylosus gen. n. sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae from Colombia rain forest.  Rev. Nematologie 6:207-216.

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: June 02, 2025.