Aquatic nematodes from Ethiopia VII

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 341 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-214
Author(s):  
Eyualem Abebe ◽  
A. Coomans
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Nematodes

Aquatic nematodes from Ethiopia VI

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 332 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-61
Author(s):  
Eyualem Abebe ◽  
A. Coomans
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Nematodes

Feeding ecology of free-living nematodes.

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-215
Author(s):  
Nabil Majdi ◽  
Tom Moens ◽  
Walter Traunspurger
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Trophic Interactions ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Feeding Rates ◽  
Feeding Selectivity ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes ◽  
Food Recognition

Abstract This chapter provides overview of the feeding habits and food sources of aquatic nematodes. The environmental constraints on feeding, food recognition, and feeding selectivity are also addressed, together with the complex, indirect trophic interactions between nematodes and their microbial prey. To raise awareness of the inherent methodological and/or interpretational problems in studies of nematode feeding ecology, the chapter ends with a brief look at the methods that have been adapted to quantify feeding rates in nematodes.

scholarly journals Feeding ecology of free-living aquatic nematodes

1987 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes

Aquatic nematodes from Ethiopia IV

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 332 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Eyualem Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Nematodes

The free-living inland aquatic nematodes of Africa — a review

1984 ◽  
pp. 259-291
Author(s):  
Ludo J. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Free Living ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes

Aquatic nematodes from Ethiopia II

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 324 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyualem Abebe ◽  
A. Coomans
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Nematodes

The free-living inland aquatic nematodes of Africa ? a review

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludo J. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Free Living ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes

Observations on the Feeding Ecology of Estuarine Nematodes

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Moens ◽  
Magda Vincx
Keyword(s):  
Prey Capture ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Feeding Guilds ◽  
Intertidal Mudflat ◽  
Predatory Behaviour ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes ◽  
Predatory Strategy ◽  
Estuarine Nematodes

Observations on living estuarine nematodes show that previous feeding type classifications do not accurately represent the trophic structure of an intertidal mudflat in the Westerschelde Estuary (Netherlands). A new scheme with six major nematode feeding guilds is proposed: (1) microvores; (2) ciliate feeders; and (3) deposit feeders sensu stricto are all nematodes without a distinct buccal armature. In the first two groups bacteria and protozoa, respectively are the major particulate food sources, while other items are included in the diet of the third. The three other categories are recognized among the nematodes with a buccal armature: (4) epigrowth feeders; (5) facultative predators; and (6) predators. Diatoms and other microalgae are an important particulate food for many epigrowth feeders. The importance of bacteria as a food source for these nematodes remains poorly documented. A strictly or mainly predatory behaviour has been described for only few species from the study area. Several nematodes, however, are facultative predators. The predatory strategy of Calyptronema maxweberi, as described in this paper, suggests the use of a paralysing or lethal secretion in prey capture, which, to our knowledge, is the first report for aquatic nematodes. Furthermore, the importance of sources other than particulate food in free-living aquatic nematodes is stressed. Our observations show that many aquatic nematodes are in fact opportunistic feeders, which may change feeding strategies in response to available food.

scholarly journals Taxonomic keys to plant, soil and aquatic nematodes [by] Bruce E. Hopper and Eldon J. Cairns.

1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce E. Hopper ◽  
Eldon James Cairns ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Soil ◽  
Aquatic Nematodes ◽  
Taxonomic Keys
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