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Tylocephalus

Tylocephalus Crossman, 1933 (ref. ID; 3571)

Araeolaimida De Coninck & Stekhoven, 1933: Family Plectidae Orley, 1880: Subfamily Wilsonematinae Chitwood, 1951 (ref. ID; 3571)

Family Plectidae (ref. ID; 6182)

ref. ID; 1923

Head with 4 stout, incurved, nonbranched setae and 4 submedian cushionlike cuticular swellings. (One species, freshwater) (ref. ID; 1923)

ref. ID; 3571

Type species

Tylocephalus bacillivorus Crossmann, 1933 (ref. ID; 3571)

ref. ID; 6153, 6859

Bacterivore. (ref. ID; 6153, 6859)
  1. Tylocephalus auriculatus (Butschli, 1873) Anderson, 1966 (ref. ID; 3571) or (Butsch.) (ref. ID; 1756)
    Syn; Plectus auriculatus Butschli, 1873 (ref. ID; 3571); Tylocephalus bacillivorus Crossmann, 1933 (ref. ID; 3571)
  2. Tylocephalus bacillivorus Crossmann, 1933
    See; Tylocephalus auriculatus (ref. ID; 3571)
  3. Tylocephalus cephalatus (Cobb, 1893) Anderson, 1966 (ref. ID; 3571)
    Syn; Plectus cephalatus Cobb, 1893 (ref. ID; 3571)
  4. Tylocephalus tentaculatus (Fuchs, 1930) Anderson, 1966 (ref. ID; 3571)
    Syn; Plectus (Wilsonema) tentaculatus Fuchs, 1930 (ref. ID; 3571)