Myolaimidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

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 ...

in 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 wheth ...

. 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

Rhabditida Nematode families {{rhabditida-stub