Paraphelenchus myceliophthorus

  

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Aphelenchina
        Aphelenchoidea
         Aphelenchidae
          Aphelenchinae

           Paraphelenchus myceliophthorus J.B. Goodey, 1958

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Cuticle with fine striations
  • Lateral field with six incisures decreasing in anterior and posterior regions
  • Lip region continuous with body contour; six labial papillae around stoma aperture.
  • Four cepalic papillae on outer edge of four lip sectors
  • Stylet slender without knobs.
  • Metcorpus rounded to elliptical, well developed
  • Esophageal glands in a spatulate basal bulb that butts into the intestine.
  • Tail conical, about 3 abd long, with a pair of termianl papillae and a terminsl mucro.
  • Monodelphic, prodelphic; pust-vulval sac present.
  • Sperm cells in uterus and pust-vulval sac.
  • Vulva a transverse slit.

Male:

  • Similar to female in general anatomy
  • Monorchic, testis outstretched.
  • Spicules elongate
  • Gubernaculum with folded appearance at proximal end.
  • No bursa
  • Tail with caudal papillae

Source: Hooper and Clark (1985).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Distribution:

Described from cultivated mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, and mushroom compost, Sussex, England.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Mycophagous.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Sexually reproducing.
Optimum temeperature for reproduction 20C; no reproduction at 25C.
The nematode did not revive after drying. (Naeem, 1967).
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Damage:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2007. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, II (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 496p.

Goodey, J.B. 1958. Paraphelenchus myceliophthorus n.sp. Nematologica 3:1-5.

Hooper, D.J. and  S.A. Clark. 1985. Paraphelenchus myceliophthorus. CIH Descriptions of Plant-parasitic Nematodes N0. 115.

Naeem, S. A., 1967. Some studies on the biology and taxonomy of the genus paraphelenchus. Thesis for Diploma of imperial College, London. 104pp. 

 

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Revised: June 01, 2021.