Cladocephalus		Contents		Rev 03/14/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Cladocephalus Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Very small nematodes, 0.4-0.5 mm long.
• Cuticle finely striated.
• Head wider than body contour.
• \Lips with large papillae.
• Stoma with ridge structures.
• Odontostyle attenuated, aperture very small.
• Odontophore flanged
• Tail attenuated to filiform.

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Distribution:

Described from North America.

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Feeding:

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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:

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

Peralta, M. and R. Pena Santiago. 1996. Nematodes of the order Dorylaimida from Andalucia Oriental, Spain. The families Leptonchidae Thome, 1935 and Aulolaimoididae Jairajpuri, 1964. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 19:481-497.

Swart, A., Heyns, J. 1991. Afro-Asian J. Nematology 1:69-72

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 14, 2023.