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Longidoridae

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Longidoridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Dorylaimida
Suborder: Dorylaimina
Superfamily: Dorylaimoidea
Family: Longidoridae
Thorne, 1935

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

Taxonomy

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

Subdivision

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Subfamilies;

Tribes;

Genera

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Pathology

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With the Trichodoridae, the Longidoridae 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Decraemer, W; Robbins, RT (2007). "The who, what and where of longidoridae and trichodoridae". J Nematol. 39 (4): 295–7. PMC 2586508. PMID 19259501.
  2. ^ Robbins & Brown 1996.

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