Cephalobidae is a family of
nematodes
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broa ...
belonging to the order
Rhabditida
Rhabditida is an order of free-living, zooparasitic, and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes living in soil.
The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia, regardless of whethe ...
.
Genera
Genera:
* ''
Acrobeles''
von Linstow, 1877
* ''
Acrobeloides''
Cobb, 1924
* ''
Scottnema
''Scottnema lindsayae'' is a species of nematode belonging to the family Cephalobidae. First described in 1971, it is endemic to Antarctica and most commonly found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. ''S. lindsayae'', a microscopic worm, feeds on microb ...
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Timm, 1971
References
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Nematodes