Ditylenchoides myceliophagus

 

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Rev 11/04/2024

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Anguinidae
          Anguininae
          
Ditylenchoides myceliophagus (Goodey, 1958) Subbotin & Ryss, 2024
  • Synonyms:
  • Ditylenchus myceliophagus Goodey, 1958

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

     
          Nematode is 0.6-1.4 mm long.
       
        

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    Distribution:

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

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    Economic Importance:

    Pest in commercial mushroom production.
      

     

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    Feeding:

    Feeds on a wide range of fungal hyphae. 

    Swarms and aggregates on mushroom beds.
       

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    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.       

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    Damage:

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

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    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.

     

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    References:

    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.

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    Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
    Revised: November 04, 2024.