Subfamily BURSAPHELENCHINAE

Rev 12/31/2024

Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
         Rhabditida
         Rhabditia
 Tylenchina

Aphelenchoidea
Aphelenchoididae

Bursaphelenchinae

Morphology and Anatomy:

Characterized by large metacorpus (median bulb), esophageal glands usually not enclosed in a bulb (overlapping). Dorsal esophageal gland opens into metacorpus. Males have caudal papillae and caudal alae.

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