Rev. 10/05/21
Ungellidae Chitwood, 1950
A fanily of nematodes that are parasites of annelids.
Nematodes in the family have cephalic hooks
a clavate pharynx
long cuticularised excretory duct
nerve ring surrounding the isthmus
offset spermatheca
prominent caudal glands.
Ref: Ivanova and Niehaus, 2009
Ivanova, E.S., Niehaus, B. 2009. Malvinia crassa gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Drilonematoidea) – a parasite of the acanthodrilid earthworm, Notiodrilus bovei, from the Falkland Islands. Nematology 11:39-45.
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