Tylenchidae

Tylenchidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Superfamily: Tylenchoidea
Family: Tylenchidae
Örley, 1880
Subfamilies
  • Atylenchinae
  • Boleodorinae
  • Ecphyadophorinae
  • Tylenchinae
  • Tylodorinae
Synonyms

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. They diverged relatively early on and many species pose little risk to economically important plant species. Due to their early divergence, species tend to have relatively basal characteristics. They tend to be small and slender with small and delicate piercing mouthparts.

It contains the following subfamilies and genera:

Atylenchinae
  • Aglenchus
  • Antarctenchus
  • Atylenchus
  • Caslenchus
  • Pleurotylenchus
Boleodorinae
Ecphyadophorinae
Tylenchinae
  • Allotylenchus
  • Cervoannulatus
  • Cucullitylenchus
  • Discotylenchus
  • Filenchus
  • Fraglenchus
  • Gracilancea
  • Irantylenchus
  • Malenchus
  • Miculenchus
  • Polenchus
  • Sakia
  • Silenchus
  • Tanzanius
  • Tylenchus
Tylodorinae
  • Arboritynchus
  • Campbellenchus
  • Caphalenchus
  • Eutylenchus
  • Tylodorus