Family Drilonematidae

                                 Revised 01/13/26

Classification:

Phylum Nematoda

  Class Chromadorea

    Subclass Chromadoria

Rhabditida

               Rhabditina

Tylenchina

Drilonematoidea

Drilonematidae Chitwood, 1950 ( or Pierantoni, 1916)

A family of parasites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms.

Subfamilies recognized:

• Dicelinae

• Iponematinae Spiridonov & Ivanova 2005

• Mesonematinae

• Diceloidinae

• Gatesnematinae

• Pharyngonematinae

• Drilonematinae

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