Family
Rhadinematidae
Revised
06/05/24
Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Plectida
Plectina
Camacolaimoidea
Rhadinematidae Lorenzen, 1981
Type genus of the family:
Rhadinema Cobb, 1920
- Medium to large size
- Lateral epidermal glands present
- Somatic-pore sensilla absent
- Amphids unispiral or loop-shape
- Stoma funnel-shape with digitate projections
- Females didelphic, amphidelphic; ovaries reflexed; spermathecae axial
- Males dirochic, testes directed anteriorly
- Spicules paired, symmetrical; gubernaculum present
- Tubular supplements, no alveolar supplements
- Cudal glands opening at terminal spinneret
References
Holovachov, O. and Bostrom, S. 2004. Morphology and systematics of the
superfamilies Leptolaimoidea Örley, 1880 and Camacolaimoidea Micoletzky, 1924
(Nematoda: Plectida). J. Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7:1-49.