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Tylenchoidea Hoplolaimidae Hoplolaiminae Hoplolaimus seinhorsti
Luc, 1958 Female: Length 1.0-1.48 mm. Body cylindrical, slightly
tapering towards front end; curved ventrally into an open circle
when relaxed by gradual heating. Lip region hemispherical, set
off from body by a deep constriction, usually with 4 annules; as
many as 6 annules may be present. Basal annule of lip region
with 8 to 12 longitudinal striations. Labial framework well-
developed and sclerotized, displaying a yellow color, outer
margins extending backward for a distance of 3.5 annules.
Lateral fields reduced, represented by a single incisure on
body, but often indistinct. Phasmids large, 4 or 5 µm in
diameter, very refractive, anterior one at 26 to 44%, posterior
one at 74 to 90% of body length from anterior end; anterior and
posterior phasmid may be situated