Trichodoridae  Trichodoridae (stubby-root nematodes, trichodorids) is a family of terrestrial root feeding nematodes, being one of two that constitute suborder Triplonchida. They are economically important plant parasites and virus vectors. The first trichodorid was described in 1880 (De Man) as "Dorylaimus primitivus", and the type genus, "Trichodorus" described in 1913 by Cobb, based on "Trichodorus obtusus". Historically, up to 1973, "Trichodorus" was the only genus in this family. Originally it was the only genus in a subfamily, the Trichodorinae Thorne 1935, within the family Diphtherophoridae, to distinguish it from the other subfamily, Diphtherophorinae. However Diphtherophoridae was elevated to superfamily rank, and the subfamily Trichodorinae became a full-fledged family. The genus "Trichodorus" was split into two genera in 1974 by Siddiqi, "Trichodorus" and "Paratrichodorus". This was based on the position of the gland nuclei and the type of pharyngo-intestinal junction. Siddiqi also used these criteria to divide "Paratrichodirus" into three subgenera, "Paratrichodorus", "Atlantadorus" and "Nanidorus". Rodriguez-Montessorosoon proposed further separating these genera into two subfamilies, resurrecting the name Trichodorinae. With Siddiqi's subgenera not accepted by all authorities, his elevation of these subgenera to genus level in 1980 was followed by even fewer, but now is finding supports in molecular systematics. In the case of "Nanidorus", phylogenetic analysis has supported its recognition as a separate genus, although clustering with "Trichodorus" rather than its parent "Paratrichodorus". There were few species recognised before the economic importance of the family was recognised, and in 1957 there were only 12, but this increased rapidly. In addition further genera than the original "Trichodorus" (1913) and "Paratrichodorus" (1974) were created in the 1970s, and another genus in 2002. There are now about 100 species divided into five to six genera. Duarte et al. (2010) list 102 species.