Genus Ecphyadophora
de Man, 1921
Ecphyadophorinae.
Body abruptly narrowed behind vulva and base of penial tube. Cuticle
appearing smooth but marked with transverse striae. Lateral field with
3 ridges forming 4 incisures. Cephalic region continuous, circular, lacking
labial disc. Corpus cylindrical, lacking bulb or valve plates. Dorsal gland
forming a long lobe over intestine. Oesophago-intestinal junction obscure.
Vulva directed posteriorly, with a flap-like anterior lip covering it,
lacking lateral membranes. Postvulval uterine sac short. Spicules needle-like,
almost straight. Gubernaculum present or absent. Cloacal lips forming characteristic
penial tube directed posteriorly. Bursa with long rather squarish lobe
directed posteriorly.
Type-species: Ecphyadophora tenuissima de Man, 1921
From: Tylenchida. Siddiqi, Mohammad Rafiq. 1986