Subfamily MACROPOSTHIINAE

Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Macroposthiinae Skarbilovich, 1959
  

 Synonyms:

Madinematinae Khan, Chawla & Saha, 1976

Criconemllinae Khan & Saeed, 1985
    

Morphology and Anatomy:

      Female:

• Cuticle smooth or slightly ornamented, sometimes with a thin sheath.
• Vulva may be open or closed by overlap of anterior vulval lip.

     Male:

     Juveniles:

• Similar to females,

     References:

Brzeski, M., Y.E. Choi and P.A.A. Loof. 2002a.  Compendium of the genus Criconemoides Taylor, 1936 (Nematoda: Criconematidae).  Nematology 4:325-339.

Brzeski, M., P.A.A. Loof and Y.E. Choi . 2002b.  Compendium of the genus Criconemoides Andrássy, 1965 (Nematoda: Criconematidae).  Nematology 4:341-360.

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World. Identification of the family Criconematidae (Nematoda). Academia Press, 615p.

Loof, P.A.A and A. De Grisse. 1989. Taxonomic and nomenclatorial observations on the genus Criconemella De Grisse and Loof, 1965 sensu Luc and Raski, 1981. Med. Fac. Landn. Rijksuniv. Gent. 54:53-74.

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata) 10. The superfamily Criconemaroidea Taylor, 1936. Rev. Nemarol. 10:409-444.

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