Trophorus

Trophurus	Contents	Rev 10/03/2002
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Belonolaimidae
          Telotylenchinae
          Trophurus (Loof, 1956)
    Synonyms:
      Clavaurotylenchus (Caveness, 1958)

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body medium-sized to large.

Lip region bullet-shaped (conoid-rounded), continuous with body contour. SEM face view appears to be smooth, with the labial disc and labial sectors fused in a single structure (Sher & Bell, 1975).

Stylet 10 to 20 µm long.

Esophageal glands abutting, pyriform.

Tail cylindroid, with a broadly rounded terminus, sometimes rather short for the family, with thick cuticle at the distal extremity.

Females: Have only one genital branch. Posterior branch is atrophied to a post-uterine sac; however, the vulva is at mid-body.

Ref: Fortuner & Luc, (1987).