Aphelenchoididea Explained

Aphelenchoididea should not be confused with Aphelenchoides.

Aphelenchoididea is a nematode superfamily in the order Rhabditida.Its members can be found inside bodies of species from the families Lepidoptera and Blattodea.

Taxonomy

recorded in WoRMS, the superfamily contains the following families:

• • • Aphelenchidae Aphelenchus
  • Paraphelenchus
    • Aphelenchoididae Aphelenchoides
  • Paraseinura

Records in ITIS contain the following two families as well:

• Myenchildae
• Paraphelenchidae

The following were formerly members of this superfamily, but are now assigned to other taxa:

• Acugutturidae: Now belongs to Panagrolaimida.
• Berntsenidae
• Ektaphelenchidae
• Entaphelenchidae
• Parasitaphelenchidae
• Seinuridae