Stoma:
lip region with complex processes
stoma unarmed or with small denticles;
Stoma distinctly jointed; cheilorhabdion wide, rest of stoma narrower.
Esophagus:
cylindrical corpus, no metacorpus
isthmus not distinct
valves in postcorpus bulb
Female Reproductive System:
monovarial
prodelphic
ovary reflexed posteriorly at offset spermatheca with another flexure near tip
Male Reproductive System:
monorchic
no bursa
Cuticle
widely spaced (coarse) striations
Some genera have tessellations; examples: Acromoldavicus, Penjatinema, Spinocephalus and Stegelleta.
Life Cycle
no dauer stage
References:
DeLey, P., I.T. DeLey, M. Mundo-Ocampo. 1998.
Nematode Workshop: Identification of free-living Chromadorea
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Department of Nematology, UC Riverside.