Falcihasta		Contents		Rev 06/26/2023
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Classification:

Type species of the genus is Falcihasta palustris Clark, 1964

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus is distinguished from all others in the Swangeridae and other Belondiroidea by the short, dorsally curved odontostyle which has the aperture on the dorsal side, and by lateral expansions on the tail.

• lip region truncate, asymmetrical, continuous with body cotour; lips amalgamated
• odontostyle asymetrical, slightly curved, dorsl thorn at posterior end of aperture
• expanded part of esophagus short, surrounded by a shaeth of dextrally spiral muscles
• tail filiform in both sexes

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Distribution:

Often found in wet, swampy soil., or aquatic; mainly reported from Australasia, New Zealand, New Guinea.

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Feeding:

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References:

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

Clark, W.C. 1964. Falcihasta palustris n. gen. et sp., family Belondiridae (Nematoda).. New Zealand Jour. of Science 7:177-180.

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 26, 2023.