Aphelenchoididea

Aphelenchoididea is a nematode superfamily in the order Rhabditida.[1] Its members can be found inside bodies of species from the families Lepidoptera and Blattodea.[2]

Aphelenchoididea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Order: Tylenchida
Suborder: Tylenchina
Infraorder: Tylenchomorpha
Superfamily: Aphelenchoididea
Skarbilovich, 1947
Families

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Taxonomy

As of 26 January 2018 recorded in WoRMS, the superfamily contains the following families:[1]

Records in ITIS contain the following two families as well:

  • Myenchildae
  • Paraphelenchidae

The following were formerly members of this superfamily, but are now assigned to other taxa:

  • Acugutturidae: Now belongs to Panagrolaimida.
  • Berntsenidae
  • Ektaphelenchidae
  • Entaphelenchidae
  • Parasitaphelenchidae
  • Seinuridae

References

  1. "Aphelenchoidea Fuchs, 1937". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. MARTI, JR., Orville G.; SILVAIN, Jean-François; ADAMS, Byron J. (2002). "Speciation in the Acugutturidae (Nematoda: Aphelenchida)". Nematology. 4 (4): 489–504. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.663.3877. doi:10.1163/156854102760290473.
  3. "Aphelenchoididae Skarbilovich, 1947". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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