Myolaimidae is a

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nematodes The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (he ...

in the

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Rhabditida Rhabditida is an order of free-living, parasitic and microbivorous nematodes living in soil. The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia, regardless of whether these are merg ...

. It consists of two genera, '' Myolaimus'' and '' Deleyia''.

Genera and species

''Deleyia'' Holovachov & Boström, 2006 Two species are recognized: *'' Deleyia aspiculata'' Holovachov & Boström, 2006 *'' Deleyia poinari'' Holovachov & Boström, 2006 ''Myolaimus'' Cobb, 1920 16 species are recognized: *'' Myolaimus amititiae'' Andrássy, 1959 *'' Myolaimus byersi'' Giblin-Davis, Kanzaki, de Ley, Williams, Schierenberg, Ragsdale, Zeng & Center, 2010 *'' Myolaimus cotopaxus'' Bärmann, Fürst von Lieven & Sudhaus, 2009 *'' Myolaimus dendrodipnis'' Paesler, 1956 *'' Myolaimus goodeyorum'' Andrássy, 1984 *'' Myolaimus hermaphrodita'' Bärmann, Fürst von Lieven & Sudhaus, 2009 *'' Myolaimus heterurus'' Cobb, 1920 *'' Myolaimus hortulanus'' Bärmann, Fürst von Lieven & Sudhaus, 2009 *'' Myolaimus ibericus'' Abolafia & Pena-Santiago, 2016 *'' Myolaimus indicus'' Ali, Farooqui & Suryawanshi, 1970 *'' Myolaimus maupasi'' (Sanwal, 1960) *'' Myolaimus mycophilus'' Slos & Bert in Slos, Couvreur & Bert, 2018 *'' Myolaimus rahmi'' Sudhaus, 1977 *'' Myolaimus stammeri'' Hirschmann, 1952 *'' Myolaimus tepidus'' Andrássy, 2005 *'' Myolaimus xylophilus'' Bärmann, Fürst von Lieven & Sudhaus, 2009

References

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