Anterior of Odontopharynx longcaudata
Photo by J. Chitamber
Rev: 02/26/2024
Odontopharyngidae (?) Andrassy
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Modern Phylogenies:
The superfamily Odontopharyngoidea is placed within the suborder Rhabditina of the order Rhabditida by DeLey and Blaxter (2002, 2004) and DeLey et al. (2006).
The two genera in the Odontopharyngidae, Odopntopharynx and Zullinius are distinguished by the large globose stoma and absence of the elongated telostome in Odontopharynx. Males differ in the size and shape of the small right spicule and absence of a dorsal apophysis on the gubernaculum in Odontopharynx (Chitambar and Noffsinger, 1989).
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Anterior of Odontopharynx longcaudata Photo by J. Chitamber
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