Ditylenchoides myceliophagus

Ditylenchoides myceliophagus	Contents	Rev 11/04/2024
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Classification:

Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea
Anguinidae
Anguininae

Ditylenchoides myceliophagus (Goodey, 1958) Subbotin & Ryss, 2024

Ditylenchus myceliophagus Goodey, 1958

Morphology and Anatomy:

      Nematode is 0.6-1.4 mm long.

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

Distribution:

Temperate regions, France, Britain; mushroom-growing areas.

Feeding:

Feeds on a wide range of fungal hyphae.

Swarms and aggregates on mushroom beds.

Hosts:

Fungi, mushrooms.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Becomes cryptobiotic if drying is slow, remains viable for 3 1/2 years.

Has a sticky surface that sticks nematode to insect or human vectors.

Damage:

Withdraws contents of fungal cells, mycelium disappears; mushroom beds become soggy and foul smelling.

Management:

Control of infestations is difficult; preventive measures are employed.

Mushroom beds are heated to 60 C or fumigated with methyl bromide - both treatments kill mushrooms.

Thionazin is used at low rates in England to suppress the nematode; Benomyl suppresses the nematode, but also has detrimental effects on the fungus.

Subbotin, S.A. and Ryss, A.Y. 2024. Revision of the genus Ditylenchus Filipjev, 1936: Ditylenchoides gen. n. and Paraditylenchus gen. n. (Nematoda: Anguinoidea). Russian Journal of Nematology, 32: 91-102.