Neothada hades		Contents		Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

 Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina

Tylenchoidea 
         Tylenchidae
         Boleodorinae 

          
          Neothada hades Heyns & vanden Berg, 1996

    Synonyms:
      None.
  

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Morphology and Anatomy:

. Neothada hades: H Transverse section showing lateral field with 4 incisues and 3 wings, 14 longitudinal incisures separating 16 ridges ; I: Female monovarial, prodelphic gonad; K: Male with rcflexed testis: L Male with outstretched testis.	. Surface view of anterior region: A. lateral; B. ventral. Drawings from Heyns and vanden Berg (1996).
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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Distribution:

Species reported from around the roots of Panicum sp. on a farm in Western Cape Province, South Africa;

The species name is derived from the local name for the farm that is the type locality: "The Hell"!

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

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

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References:

Heyns, J., van den Berg, E. 1996. Neothada hades n.sp. from South Africa, with notes on the genus and a key to the species (Nematoda: Tylenchidae). South African J. Zoology 31:165-169.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 16, 2024.