Subfamily HOPLOLAIMINAE

Classification:

        Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Hoplolaimidae
          Hoplolaiminae (Filip'ev, 1934)
    Synonyms:
      Rotylenchoidinae (Whitehead, 1958)
      Nemonchinae (Skarbilovich, 1959)
      Aphasmatylenchinae (Sher, 1965)
      Rotylenchinae (Golden, 1971)
      Pararotylenchinae (Baldwin & Bell, 1981)
      Interrotylenchinae (Eroshenko, 1984)
      Scutellonemoidinae (Eroshenko, 1984)

Morphology and Anatomy:

•  Adult female remains vermiform. 
• Lateral field with four lines or less. 
•  Phasmids near anus or erratic, anteriorly migrated on body, rarely on tail, small or enlarged, rarely absent. 
• Tail short, more curved dorsally with or without a ventral projection, or regularly rounded, rarely conoid.
•  Caudalids and cephalids present, labial framework and stylet strong. 
• DEGO relatively far fom stylet. 
• Esophageal glands either of the same length and not overlapping the intestine, or variously enlarged and overlapping the intestine. 
• Genital branches always outstretched; two of equal length or posterior branch smaller or reduced to a post-uterine sac (PUS).
• Eggs not deposited in a gelatinous matrix.
•  Male with anterior end smaller than female, but still functional. 
• Caudal alae enveloping tail end. 
• Migratory ecto or semi-endoparasites of higher plants. 
        [Ref: Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 10(2):219-232 (1987).]

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