Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Morphology / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Biology / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Ecology / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Phylogenetic relationships / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Molecular diagnostics / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the family Hemicycliophoridae / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the genus Hemicycliophora / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Polytomous key to the species of Hemicycliophora / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Dichotomous key to the species of Hemicycliophora / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Description and diagnosis of Hemicycliophora species / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the family Caloosiidae / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the genus Caloosia / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Systematics of the genus Hemicaloosia / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- References / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Index of nematode Latin names / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry -- Index of plant Latin names / John J. Chitambar , Sergei A. Subbotin , David J. Hunt and Roland N. Perry.

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The sheath nematodes belonging to the superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea are unique amongst all plant parasitic nematodes known to man due to the presence of an extra cuticular covering or sheath over the inner cuticle and body of all juvenile and adult life stages. These plant-parasitic nematodes include species of agricultural and quarantine importance. In Systematics of the Sheath Nematodes of the Superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea John Chitambar and Sergei Subbotin provide a detailed review of the taxonomy and diagnosis of the superfamily, its member genera and 153 related species based on their morphological and molecular analyses, as well as a further understanding of the relationships within the superfamily using molecular phylogenetics. In addition, Chitambar and Subbotin also give detailed information on the global distribution, biology, host-parasite relationships and ecology of sheath nematodes.