Family IOTONCHIIDAE

                                    Rev 08/14/2023

Classification:

      Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Iotonchoidea
         Iotonchiidae (Goodey, 1953) Skarbilovich, 1959

 

    Synonyms:

Nematode parasites of insects and fungi.
     

Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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Life Cycle:

Alternationn of heterosexual and parthenogenetic generations occurs in the host body

References:

Siddiqi, M. R. 2000. Tylenchida: Parasites of plants and insects, 2nd ed. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.

Subbotin, S.A. 2014. Order Tylenchida Thorne, 1949. In Schmidt-Raesa, A. (ed). Handbook of Zoology: Gastroctricha, Cycloneurelia and Gnathifera. Vol 2. Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R.G.M. de Goede, D.W.Freckman and S.S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families - an outline for ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331. 

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