Superfamily Strongyloidoidea

Chromadorea

Rhabditida

Tylenchina

Strongyloidoidea

Stoma:

• lip region without processes

Esophagus:

• valves in postcorpus bulb

Female Reproductive System:

• diovarial

• amphidelphic

• spermatheca not offset, axial or absent

Male Reproductive System:

• monorchic

• no bursa

Cuticle

• narrowly spaced (fine) striations

Life Cycle

• dauer stage exists
• parasites of insects and other animals

References:

DeLey, P., I.T. DeLey, M. Mundo-Ocampo. 1998. Nematode Workshop: Identification of free-living Chromadorea
.  Department of Nematology, UC Riverside.

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