Genus Panagrolaimus
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ORDER RHABDITIDA
INFRAORDER PANAGROLAIMOMORPHA
Family Panagrolaimidae
Genus Panagrolaimus
Genus Panagrolaimus
Fuchs, 1930
Synonym: Neocephalobus Steiner, 1929 (Steiner, 1934)
Cephalobus (Neocephalobus) Steiner, 1929
Procepalobus Steiner, 1934
Panagrodontus Thorne, 1937
Panagrolaimodies Ivanova, 1958
“Definition: Panagrolaiminae. 3 or 6 lips, amalgamated or more or less separate; 2 circlets of lip papillae present. Cheilostom rounded triangular, almost hexagonal in section; its rhabdions usually absent. When present they are hexagonal in section. Metastom usually with a tooth or teeth on dorsal segment and sometimes denticles on subventral segments. Oesophagus panagrolaimoid; anterior part cylindrical, isthmus shorter than anterior part. Gonads panagrolaimoid, the ovary tip being reflexed past the vulva almost as far as the anus. Post-vulval sac about a body-width long.” From Goodey 1963 and Powers and Mullin website http://nematode.unl.edu/
References:
Goodey T. and J.B. Goodey. 1963. Soil and Freshwater Nematodes. Butler and Tanner Ltd, London, Great Britain
Nguyen, Khuong B. 2006. Nematology website in the University of Florida.
Powers T. and P. Mullin. Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes. University of Nebraska Nematology Website. http://nematode.unl.edu/
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