Family MYENCHIDAE

                                Rev 12/21/2021

Classification:

       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
            Myenchoidea

      Myenchidae Pereira, 1931

    Synonyms:
     

The family name sometimes appears as Myenchildae.

A small poorly-known family of parasites of the coelomic cavity of leeches.

Stylet-bearing nematodes with the stylet used for prentrating the haemocoele and allow penetration of the rtissues of the leech hsts to enter and leave the tissues of the leech hosts.

Morphology and Anatomy:

References:

Maggenti, A.R. 1881. Nemata: Higher classification. In W.R. Nickle (ed) Manual of Agricultural Nematology CRC Press

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