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. 10:219-232 1987.]
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