Revised
Rhabditoidea
Obligate insect parasites. Infective
juveniles carry symbiotic bacteria in the bacterial chamber of the intestine.
Sexually reproducing (Nguyen and Smart, 1996).
Nguyen, K.B. and Smart, G.C. 1996. Identification of entomopathogenic nematodes in the Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae. J. Nematology 28:286-300.
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