Family TYLENCHULIDAE
Classification:
Nematoda
Rhabditida
Tylenchina
Tylenchuloidea
Tylenchulidae Skarbilovich,
1947
Former Synonyms:
Paratylenchidae Thorne,
1949
Sphaeronematidae Raski & Sher,
1952
Meloidoderitidae Kir'yanova & Pogosyan, 1973
Tylenchocriconematidae Raski & Siddiqui, 1975
The
Morphology and Anatomy:
Female body slender, swollen or globose.
Cuticle thin and annulated except swollen forms may have fine punctations or minute tubercles.
Lateral field present, not visible on swollen forms.
Labial framework weak.
Deirids rarely present.
Stylet delicate.
Esophagus with amalgamated pro-metacorpus or with slightly swollen procorpus, distinct metacorpus,
isthmus, and pyriform glandular region.
Male feeding apparatus degenerate.
Caudal alae absent in males.
Near sedentary to sedentary obligate parasites of higher plants.
Ref:
Maggenti, Luc, Raski, Fortuner & Geraert, Rev. Nematol. 10(2):135-142
(1987).
Ghaderi, R., Geraert, E., Karegar, A. 2016. TheTylenchulidae of the World.
Acadewmia 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..
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