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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae  
         
           Atylenchus Cobb, 1913

Type species of the genus: Atylenchus decalineatus Cobb, 1913

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Morphology and Anatomy:

As of 2019. a monotypic genus with a single species.

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  • Cuticle with transverse striae interrupted by ten longitudinal ridges
  • Two of the ridges represent the two lateral fields
  • Four longitudinal ridges in dorsal and ventral sectors
  • Head not offset, with 4 cephalic setae
  • Stylet as long as procorpus with well-developed knobs

Female:

  • Monodelphic prodelphic with postuterine sac
  • Vulva covwered by a longitudinal flap

Male

  • Rare
  • No bursa
  • Cloacal lips have large hypoptygmata

Ref: Gereart (2008)
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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Cobb, N.A. 1913. New nematode genera found inhabiting fresh water and non-brackish soil;s. Jour. Washington Acad. Sci.

Gereart, E. 2008. The Tylenchidae of the World. Identification of the family Tylenchidae (Nematoda). Academia Press Ghent, Belgium 540p.

 

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Revised: September 12, 2023.