Genus Mesorhabditis
(Osche, 1952) Dougherty, 1953
Synonym: Rhabditis (Mesorhabditis) Osche, 1952
Definition: Rhabditinae. Relatively small nematodes.
Lips lobate, strongly cuticularized and, in some species, deeply incised.
Stoma long and narrow, never prismatic. Metarhabdions each carry
2 inclined teeth. Anterior part of oesophagus marked with transverse
ridging; a median bulb present. No deinite oesophageal collar.
Vulva posterior and ovary single, prodelpic; female tail conical or stilletto-shaped.
Bursa peloderan, open and not radially arranged. Spicules long and
slender, proximally knobbed, distally fused. 2 pairs of preanal papillae.
Type species: Mesorhabditis spiculigera (Steiner, 1936) Dougherty,
1953
syn. Rhabditis (Mesorhabditis) spiculigera Steiner, 1936 (Osche,
1952)
-Goodey, 1963
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