Revised 06/10/25
Mononchina
Mononchoidea
Iotonchidae
Jairajpuri, 1969
The family was proposed to include the genera
Iotonchus,
Hadronchus, and Prionchulellus. Mulvey (1978) added
Parahadronchus and Jairajpuri and Khan (1982) added Jensenonchus
and Megaonchulus. Siddiqi (1984) added Caputonchus
and Mulveyellus and a toothless genus, Nullonchus. Then, Ray
and Das (1983) and Jairajpuri and Rahman (1984) added
Hadronchulus and Hadronchoides, respectively. In 1983, Andrassy
added Iotonchulus but the genus is not universally accepted. For
example, Zullini and Penova (2006) did not support the validity of
Iotonchulus Andrassy, 1993 or of Megaonchulus Jairajpuri
& Khan,
1982 because the genera do not differ in stomatal characters from
Mulveyellus Siddiqi, 1984 and Polyonchulus Mulvey & Jensen, 1967,
respectively.
Ahmad, W. and Jairajpuri, M.S. 2010.Family Iotonchidae Jairajpiri, 1969. Chapter 8 in Mononchida (eds Ahmad and Jairajpuri) Nematology Monographs and Perspectives7:193-238.
Jairajpuri, M.S., Khan, W.U. 1982. Predatory Nematodes, (Mononchida) with Special Reference to India, Associated Publishing, New Delhi. 131p.
Loof, P.A.A. 2006. Nematology 8:287-310.
Zullini, A. and Peneva, V. 2006. Order Monochida in Eyualem-Abebe, Andrassy and Traunspurger, Freshwater Nematodes : Ecology and Taxonomy. CAB.