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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Anatonchus

Anatonchus Cobb (ref. ID; ?) or (Cobb, 1916) de Coninck, 1939 (ref. ID; 5938)

Family Mononchidae (ref. ID; 5938)

Family Anatonchidae (ref. ID; 6182, 6740)

ref. ID; 1663

Dorsal tooth posteriorly directed in stoma. Rare in marshy areas. (ref. ID; 1663)

ref. ID; 1923

Teeth retrorse. (ref. ID; 1923)

ref. ID; 5938

Definition

Buccal cavity barrel shaped, dorsal, and two subventral teeth apexes directed posteriorly, located anteriorly to nearly basal in cavity. Esophagointestinal junction tuberculate. Female didelphic or monodelphic, ovaries or ovary reflexed. Males of most species known. Tails mostly long and cylindroid, caudal glands and terminal duct generally present. (ref. ID; 5938)

Type species

Anatonchus tridentatus (de Man, 1876) de Coninck, 1939 (ref. ID; 5938)

Nominal species

13. (ref. ID; 5938)

ref. ID; 6859

Predator. (ref. ID; 6859)
  1. Anatonchus tridentatus (De Man) (ref. ID; 1756) or (de Man, 1876) de Coninck, 1939 (ref. ID; 5938)