Superfamily Tylenchoidea | Phylum Nematoda | |
Chilenchus is a genus of nematodes in the family Tylenchidae. The name comes from Chile, the country from where it originates.
The genus contains one species, Chilenchus elegans (Raski & Geraert, 1986) (syn. Lelenchus elegans Raski & Geraert, 1986). the type species was collected from moist soil under thick tundra at Orange Bay, Hardy Peninsula, Hoste Island, Chile.
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