nematode.info: Nematode Taxonomic and Functional Traits

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Nematode Taxonomic and Functional Traits

Description

A dataset containing taxonomic classification and functional traits of nematode genera, including feeding habits and ecological group (c-p value).

Usage

nematode.info

Format

A data frame with 2484 rows and 4 variables:

Genus

Nematode genus name (character), e.g. "Parascaris", "Heterakis"

Family

Taxonomic family name (character), e.g. "Ascarididae", "Heterakidae"

Feeding_habit

Feeding behavior category (character), e.g. "Bacterial feeders", "Omnivores"

CP_group

Colonizer-Persister group (numeric, 1-5)

Details

This dataset is particularly useful for:

• Ecological studies of soil nematode communities

• Trophic network analysis

• Calculating nematode maturity indices (e.g. MI, PPI)

Source

Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 07/08/2025; Accessed 07/16/2025

• Website: http://nemaplex.ucdavis.edu/

Examples

# Load the data
data(nematode.info)

# Count nematodes by feeding habit
table(nematode.info$Feeding_habit)

# Find all genera in Ascarididae family
subset(nematode.info, Family == "Ascarididae")

Nematode documentation built on Aug. 21, 2025, 5:58 p.m.