Criconema mutabile

 

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Classification:

    Tylenchida
      Tylenchina
       Criconematoidea
        Criconematidae

Criconema mutabile Taylor, 1936

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Criconema mutabile. This ring nematode species is smaller in size than Mesocriconema xenoplax, permitting it to thrive in some medium-textured soils. 

It was originally described by Taylor (1936) as Criconemodes mutabile and transferred to Criconema by Raski and Luc (1985).

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

 
 
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Distribution:

Distribution of C. mutabile is not known but it was reported by Raski (1952) from several locations in California, USA

 

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pests in California.

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite.

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Hosts:

It occurs on a wide variety of hosts, including cotton and Prunus spp.

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

It is just as damaging to Prunus spp. as Mesocriconema xenoplax (McKenry et al., 1990). 

 

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Management:

 

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Raski, D.J. 1952. On the morphology of Criconemoides Taylor, 1936, with descriptions of six new species (Nematoda: Criconematidae). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 19:85-99.

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1985. A reappraisal of the genus Criconema Hofmanner and Menzel, 1914 (Nematoda: Criconematidae) Rev. de Nematologie 7:323-334.

Taylor, A.L. 1936. The genera and species of the Criconematinae, a subfamily of the Anguillulinidae (Nematoda). Trans. American. Microsc. Soc. 55:395-421.

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 18, 2023.