Family Elaphonematidae

                                 Revised 01/13/26

Classification:

Phylum Nematoda

  Class Chromadorea

               Chromadoria
               Rhabditida
                Tylenchina
                 Cephaloboidea
         

Elaphonematidae (Heyns, 1962) Andrassy, 2005

• Small nematodes, 0.3 to 0.7 mm
• Cuticle with coarse striations
• Labial region bilaterally symmetrical and inclined ventrally. Bordered by lateral fin-like structures.
• Lips large, leaf-like, widely separated
• Three labial probolae, not extending beyond lips
• Slit-like amphid apertures.
• Stoma short or long, consisting of a series of elements.
• Esophagus with corpus, isthmus and posterior bulb.
• Female monodelphic prodelphic; ovary reflexed beyond
• Male with cephaloboid spicules; no bursa.
• Tail short.

Ref: Heyns, 1962; Andrassy, 2005.

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References

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-livinmg nematodes of Hungary I. Hungarian Natural History Museum.

Heyns, J. 1962. Elaphonema mirabile n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida), a remarkeble new nematode from South Africa. Proc. Helm. Soc. Wash. 29:128-130



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