Hoplolaimidae is a family of plant pathogenic nematodes. It has two subfamilies, Hoplolaiminae and Rotylenchulinae. Typically hoplolaimids are ecto- or semi endoparasites of higher plants.
Subfamilies and genera in Hoplolaimidae Type subfamily Hoplolaiminae Filip'ev, 1934. Nemonchinae Skarbilovich, 1959 Rotylenchoidinae Whitehead, 1958 Aphasmatylenchinae Sher, 1965 (n. syn.) Rotylenchinae Golden, 1971 (n. syn.) Pararotylenchinae Baldwin & Bell, 1981 (n. syn.)
Genera Hoplolaimus von Daday, 1905 Rotylenchus Filip'ev, 1936 Helicotylenchus Steiner, 1945 Scutellonema Andrâssy, 1958 Aorolaimus Sher, 1963 Aphasmatylenchus Sher, 1965 Antarctylus Sher, 1973 Pararotylenchus Baldwin & Bell, 1981
Other subfamily Rotylenchulinae Husain & Khan, 1967 Acontylinae Fotedar & Handoo, 1978
Genera Rotylenchulus Lindford & Oliveira, 1940 Acontylus Meagher, 1968 Senegalonema Germani, Luc & Baldwin, 1983
References Fortuner, R., 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata). 8. The family Hoplolaimidae Filip'ev, 1934 (Tylenchoidea). Revue de Nématologie 10(2): 219-232
External links Nemaplex, University of California - Hoplolaimidae