Rev 12/01/2022
Ref: Thorne, 1937
Thorne (1837) concluded that the genus Placodira appears most closely related to Acrobeloides but differs in the tessellate cuticle of the anterior region, the very slender cylindrical corpus of the esophagus, the exceedingly short isthmus and the positions of nerve ring and excretory pore.
Bacteria
DeLey, I.T., S.A.Nadler, S. Bostrom, C. Robinson and O. Holovachov. 2011. Redescription of Placodira lobata Thorne, 1937 (Rhabditida: Cephalobidae) with a discussion of the systematic position of the genus. Nematology 13:103-114.
Thorne, G. 1937. A revision of the nematode family Cephalobidae Chitwood and Chitwood, 1934. Proc. Helminth Soc. Wash. 4:1-16.