| Tylenchidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Superfamily: | Tylenchoidea |
| Family: | Tylenchidae Örley, 1880 |
| Subfamilies | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Tylodoridae | |
Tylenchidae is a family of nematodes. They are an important group of soil dwelling species that frequently contributes as much as 30% to the nematode species richness of soil samples. [2] They diverged relatively early on and many species pose little risk to economically important plant species. [2] Due to their early divergence, species tend to have relatively basal characteristics. [2] They tend to be small and slender with small and delicate piercing mouthparts. [3]
It contains the following subfamilies and genera: [4]
- Atylenchinae
- Boleodorinae
- Ecphyadophorinae
- Chilenchus
- Ecphyadophora
- Ecphyadophoroides
- Epicharinema
- Lelenchus
- Mitranema
- Tenunemellus
- Tremonema
- Ultratenella
- Tylenchinae
- Allotylenchus
- Cervoannulatus
- Cucullitylenchus
- Discotylenchus
- Filenchus
- Fraglenchus
- Gracilancea
- Irantylenchus
- Malenchus
- Miculenchus
- Polenchus
- Sakia
- Silenchus
- Tanzanius
- Tylenchus
- Tylodorinae
