Subfamily ROTYLENCHULINAE

Classification:

       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 deposit their eggs in a gelatinous matrix, whereas Hoplolaiminae are ectoparasites or migratory semi-endoparasites and deposit their eggs free in the soil.
        [Ref: Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 10(2):219-232 (1987).]

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