Superfamily Aphelenchoidea
Rev 08/03/2020 Rev 08/03/20
Classification:
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Tylenchida
Aphelenchina
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Aphelenchoidea
(Fuehs, 1937) Thorne, 1949
Synonyms:
Classification and
Characteristics Chart of the Order Tylenchida
- Sub-orders
- Superfamilies
- Families
- Genera
Morphology and Anatomy:
Dorsal
esophageal gland opening located in metacorpus. Metacorpus is large and angular,
occupying more than 75% of the body width.
- Stylet with or without basal knobs.
- Esophagus with large median esophageal bulb.
- Dorsal esophageal gland outlet empties into
lumen of median bulb just anterior to valve.
- Dorsally overlapping esophageal glands, except
in Paraphelenchus which has posterior esophageal bulb.
- Female monodelphic, prodelphic with
posteriorly located vulva.
- Male with or without caudal alae; gubernaculum
or gubernaculum-like structure present or absent.
Ref: Nickle, 1970
References:
Nickle, W.R. 1970. A Taxonomic Review of the Genera of
the Aphelenchoidea (Fuchs, 1937) Thorne, 1949 (Nematoda: Tylenchida) . J.
Nematology 2:375-392.
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