Aphelenchus

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Aphelenchus is a genus of nematode in the family Aphelenchoididae.{{ITIS | id = 63983 | taxon = Aphelenchus | accessdate = 2018-03-16 }} Member species inhabit soil and feed on fungi.{{Cite web|url=https://nematode.unl.edu/aphelensp.htm|title=Aphelenchus Genus page|website=nematode.unl.edu|access-date=2019-02-03}}

== Species ==

Aphelenchus contains the following known species:

• A. assamensis Chanu, Meitei, and Shah, 2016{{Cite journal|last1=Chanu|first1=L. Bina|last2=Meitei|first2=N. Mohilal|last3=Shah|first3=M. Manjur|date=June 2017|title=Aphelenchus assamensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoidea: Aphelenchidae) from Assam, North East India|journal=Journal of Parasitic Diseases|volume=41|issue=2|pages=571–577|doi=10.1007/s12639-016-0853-7|issn=0971-7196|pmc=5447630|pmid=28615881}}
• A. avenae Bastian, 1865{{cite WoRMS|title=Aphelenchus|id=582852|accessdate=18 January 2019}}
• A. hainanensis Rahm, 1938
• A. kongoensis Allgén, 1933
• A. maximus Das, 1960{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Q5FAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Aphelenchus+maximus%22|title=Soil and Freshwater Nematodes (Nematoda) of the Orders Enoplida, Triplonchida, Mononchida, Chromadorida, Desmodorida, Monhysterida, Araeolaimida, Plectida and Aphelenchida Recorded in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands: A Compemdium|last=Peña-Santiago|first=Reyes|date=2005|publisher=Universidad de Jaén|isbn=9788484392835|language=en}}
• A. mirzai Das, 1960

In a study published in 1968, M.S. Jairajpuri argued that A. mirzai and A. maximus were synonyms of A. avenae.{{Cite web|url=https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/titel/2089855|title=Some studies on the morphology and the biology of Aphelenchus avenue Bastian, 1865 (Nematoda: Aphelenchoidea) {{!}} Titel|website=library.wur.nl|access-date=2019-02-03}} They are included on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System database as valid species names, but not listed on the World Register of Marine Species. A study by Chanu, Meitei, and Shah published in 2016 states Aphelenchus contains "about 30 nominal species", but states that they are difficult to reliably identify due to poor characterization.