Chilenchus

Chilenchus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Tylenchidae
Genus: Chilenchus
M.R. Siddiqi, 2000
Species

Chilenchus elegans

Chilenchus is a genus of nematodes in the family Tylenchidae. The name comes from Chile, the country from where it originates.

The genus contains one species, Chilenchus elegans (Raski & Geraert, 1986) (syn. Lelenchus elegans Raski & Geraert, 1986). the type species was collected from moist soil under thick tundra at Orange Bay, Hardy Peninsula, Hoste Island, Chile.

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