Subfamily ROTYLENCHULINAE

                               Rev 4/91

Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Hoplolaimidae
          Rotylenchulinae (Husain & Khan, 1977)
    Synonyms:
      Acontylinae (Fotedar & Handoo, 1978)

Morphology and Anatomy:

      Body of mature females swollen or kidney shaped.  Lip region not as high
      as in Hoplolaiminae.  Esophageal glands enlarged into a long lobe 
      overlapping the intestine, mostly laterally.  Rotylenchulinae are sessile,
      semi-endoparasites and lay their eggs in a gelatinous matrix, whereas 
      Hoplolaiminae are ectoparasites or migratory semi-endoparasites and lay 
      their eggs free in the soil.
      [Ref: Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 10(2):219-232 (1987).]

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