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The predaceous nematode Odontopharynx longicaudata (Diplogasterida: Odontopharyngidae). Photo by J. Chitamber |
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The predaceous nematode Odontopharynx longicaudata Photo by J. Chitamber |
Rev. 12/10/03
characterized by movable teeth in stoma;
predators, omnivores, bacterial and fungal feeders, insect associates;
very muscular metacorpus and glandular postcorpus;
individuals may connect with others at tail tip in water to form a ball of nematodes
Genera include:
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The predacious nematode Mononchoides (Diplogasterida: Neodiplogasteridae). Photo by E. C. Bernard
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