Cystoid nematodes
Rev 12/17/24
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchina
Tylenchuloidea
Tylenchulidae
Sphaeronematinae Raski & Sher, 1952
Synonyms:
Actually, Raski and Sher (1952) described Sphaeronema californicum and assigneed it to the subfamily Sphaeronematine. It is not immediately clear when the subfamily was elevate to family level.
Biology and Ecology:
References:
Ghaderi, R., Geraert, E., Karegar, A. 2016. TheTylenchulidae of the World. Academia Press, Ghent, Belgium
Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reapraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata) 10. The superfamily Criconematidea Taylor, 1936., Rev. Nematol. 10: 409-444..
Raski, D.J. & Sher, S.A. (1952). Sphaeronema californicum, nov. gen., nov.
spec., (Criconematidae: sphaeronematinae, nov. subfam.) an endoparasite of the
roots of certain plants. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of
Washington 19, 77-80.
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