“…Most nematode-trapping fungi belong to Orbiliaceae , which have been extensively studied due to their abundant species and sophisticated trapping devices ( Linford et al 1938 , Jaffee et al 1993 , Wolstrup et al 1996 , Jaffee et al 1998 , Morton et al 2003 , Liu et al 2009 , El-Borai et al 2011 , Kumar et al 2011 , Swe et al 2011 , Vilela et al 2012 ). Currently, 116 predatory species in Orbiliaceae have been reported ( Glockling and Dick 1994 , Li et al 2006 , Wu et al 2012 , Li et al 2013 , Liu et al 2014 , Zhang and Hyde 2014 , Quijada et al 2020 , Zhang et al 2020 , Zhang et al 2020b , Zhang et al 2022 ). They are classified into three genera according to their types of trapping structure: 1) Arthrobotrys (67 species), catching nematodes using adhesive networks; 2) Dactylellina (34 species), capturing nematodes by adhesive knobs, adhesive branches and non-constricting rings and 3) Drechslelrella (15 species), trapping nematodes with constricting rings ( Scholler et al 1999 , Li et al 2005 , Yang et al 2007 , Zhang and Hyde 2014 ).…”