Belondiroidea
Belondiroidea
[bə‚län·də′rȯid·ē·ə] (invertebrate zoology)
A diverse superfamily of nematodes belonging to the order Dorylaimida, consisting of a diverse group whose principal common characteristic is a thick sheath of spiral muscles enclosing the basal swollen portion of the esophagus.
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