Aphelenchoididea
Superfamily of roundworms
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Aphelenchoididea is a nematode superfamily in the order Rhabditida.[1] Its members can be found inside bodies of species from the families Lepidoptera and Blattodea.[2]
| Aphelenchoididea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Suborder: | Tylenchina |
| Infraorder: | Tylenchomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Aphelenchoididea Skarbilovich, 1947 |
| Families | |
Taxonomy
As of 26 January 2018[update] recorded in WoRMS, the superfamily contains the following families:[1]
- Aphelenchidae Fuchs, 1937
- Aphelenchus Bastian, 1865
- Paraphelenchus Micoletzky, 1922
- Aphelenchoididae Skarbilovich, 1947[3]
- Aphelenchoides
- Paraseinura Timm, 1960
Records in ITIS contain the following two families as well:
The following were formerly members of this superfamily, but are now assigned to other taxa:
- Acugutturidae: Now belongs to Panagrolaimida.
- Berntsenidae
- Ektaphelenchidae
- Entaphelenchidae
- Parasitaphelenchidae
- Seinuridae
