Longidoridae

Longidoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Subclass: Dorylaimia
Order: Dorylaimida
Suborder: Dorylaimina
Superfamily: Dorylaimoidea
Family: Longidoridae

Longidoridae (longidorid nematodes) is a family of polyphagous root ectoparasites in the phylum Nematoda (nematodes) with a worldwide distribution.

Taxonomy

There are about 720 species divided amongst seven genera in the family, which is further subdivided into subfamilies and tribes.[1]

Subdivision

Subfamilies;

Tribes;

Genera

Pathology

With the Trichodoridae, the Longoridae form the two Enoplea nematode families known to be plant parasites, though from different subclasses, and the only virus vectors (particularly nepoviruses) in phylum Nematoda.[1]

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