User talk:Shaheen Majeed

Order Mononchida is a small group of nematodes and includes fewer taxa as compared to other groups of soil nematodes. The mononchs constitute a group of large-sized, soil inhabiting predatory nematodes. These are widely distributed but generally tend to be more common in sandy soils perhaps, because of their large body size and predatory habits. The soil particles with large pore spaces perhaps facilitate their active movement. The number of these nematodes in soil is, however, always far lesser than that of other nematode groups, hardly reaching 5-10% of total nematode population from a habitat. This group of nematodes received little attention because they were not directly concerned with economic losses. Recent studies have shown that, due to their predatory behavior they play considerable role in agriculture. There are definite indications that they can bring about a significant decline in the population level of phytophagous nematodes.