Suborder APHELENCHINA

															Rev 12/19/24

Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida

      Aphelenchina (Chitwood, 1950)

Synonyms:

Classification and Characteristics Chart of the Order Tylenchida

• Sub-orders
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Morphology and Anatomy:

Dorsal esophageal gland opening located in metacorpus. 

Metacorpus is large and angular, occupying more than 75% of the body width.

Male with rose-thorn spicule and 6 rays in caudal alae.

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