Alloionema
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| Alloionema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Alloionematidae |
| Genus: | Alloionema Schneider, 1859 |
Alloionema is a genus of terrestrial nematodes within the family Alloionematidae.[1][2] Members of this genus often parasitize gastropods, such as A. appendiculatum parasitizing Arion vulgaris in Europe where the slug is invasive.[3]