| Tylenchorhynchus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Belonolaimidae |
| Genus: | Tylenchorhynchus Cobb, 1913 |
Tylenchorhynchus is a genus of nematodes including many species of plant parasites. The classification of stunt nematodes - those including the genus Tylenchorhynchus - is unstable; many newly discovered species within this genus are reconsidered to be actually subspecies.[1] Stunt nematodes such as Tylenchorhynchus and the closely related genera, Anguillulina and Merlinia, include more than 250 known species. Members of these genera possess similar anatomy and may be easily mistaken for one another. Some debate has led to the classification of single species under different names in two distinct genera (e.g. Tylenchorhynchus cylindricus is Anguillulina dubia).[1]
- ^ a b R. V. Anderson & John Potter (1991). "Stunt nematodes: Tylenchorhynchus, Merlinius, and related genera". In William R. Nickle (ed.). Manual of Agricultural Nematology. New York: CRC Press. pp. 359–360. ISBN 0-8247-8397-2.