Dolichodoridae

Dolichodoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Order:	Tylenchida
Family:	Dolichodoridae Siddiqi, 1986
Subfamilies
Belonolaiminae Brachydorinae Dolichodorinae Macrotrophurinae Meiodorinae Merliniinae Telotylenchinae
Synonyms
Meioderidae Meiodoridae Merliniidae Telotylenchidae Tylenchorhychidae Tylenchorhynchidae Tylenorhynchidae

Dolichodoridae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Tylenchida. ^[1]

Description

The Dolichodoridae is a family of medium to large nematodes 1 to 3 mm in length. ^[2]

Subclassification

The following subclassification is given by Etienne Geraert in his The Dolichodoridae of the World. ^[2] In it, he includes several subfamilies which contain genera considered part of the separate families such as Belonolaimidae by other taxonomists, such as Belonolaimus and Tylenchorhynchus .

Subfamily Belonolaiminae

• Genus Belonolaimus
• Genus Carphodorus
• Genus Ibipora
• Genus Morulaimus

Subfamily Brachydorinae

• Genus Brachydorus

Subfamily Dolichodorinae

• Genus Dolichodorus
• Genus Neodolichodorus

Subfamily Macrotrophurinae

• Genus Macrotrophurus

Subfamily Merliniinae

• Genus Ampimerlinus
• Genus Geocenamus
• Genus Nagelus

Subfamily Telotylenchinae

• Genus Histotylenchus
• Genus Neodolichorynchus
• Genus Paratrophurus
• Genus Quinisulcius
• Genus Sauertylenchus
• Genus Telotylenchus
• Genus Trichotylenchus
• Genus Trophurus
• Genus Tylenchorhynchus

References

1. "Dolichodoridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. Geraert, Etienne (2019-03-18). The Dolichodoridae of the World: Identification of the Family Dolichodoridae (Nematoda: Tylenchida). Academia Press. ISBN   978-90-382-1863-2.