Chilenchus
Genus of roundworms
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Chilenchus is a genus of nematodes in the family Tylenchidae. The name comes from Chile, the country from where it originates.
| Chilenchus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Tylenchidae |
| Genus: | Chilenchus M.R. Siddiqi, 2000[1] |
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Chilenchus elegans | |
The genus contains one species, Chilenchus elegans (Raski & Geraert, 1986) (syn. Lelenchus elegans Raski & Geraert, 1986).[2] the type species was collected from moist soil under thick tundra at Orange Bay, Hardy Peninsula, Hoste Island, Chile.
