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 Classification:

  Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea

Tylenchidae (or Boleodorinae)

Antarctenchinae

Antarctenchus Spaull, 1972

Type species of the genus Antarctenchus hooperi Spaull, 1972


    Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Refer to subfamily diagnosis: Antarctenchinae
  • Cephalic region low and wide; framework sclerotized.
  • Esophagus tylenchoid
  • Tali conoid

Female

  • didelphic, :amphidelphic (diovarial);
  • vulva with  epitygma and lateral membranes in A. hooperi but.not in A. urmiensis.

Male:

  • monorchic,
  • cloaca with hypoptygma.
  • bursa small
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Hosts:
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Life Cycle:

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References:

Bonab, M.A., Abolafia, J., Pedram, M. 2021. An interesting rare tylenchid species, Antarctenchus urmiensis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha; Psilenchidae) from Urmia Lake islands, northwest Iran, with a discussion on the taxonomy of related genera. J. Nematology 53:| DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2021-045

Spaull, V.W. 1972. Antarctenchus hooperi n.g., n.sp. (Nematoda: Dolichodoridae) from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, with the erection of a new subfamily. Nematologica 18:353-359.

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