Nothocriconemoides

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Classification:

    Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Macroposthoniinae

Nothocriconemoides Maas, Loof & De Grisse, 1971

Type species of the genus: Nothocriconemoides lineolatus Maas, Loof & De Grisse, 1971

Synonyms:

None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body annuli with fine longitudinal striae so that posterior edges appear crenate
Second head annule of female offset by collar-like third annule
Lips with four distinct submediamn lobes

Female:

Type species(N. lineolatus) has 57-64 annules with fine longitudinal striae so that margins look finely crenate, no anastomoses. First annule elevated, cup-shaped; second annule narrower than the first.
Pseudolips well-developed, bearing four protruding submedian lobes. Labial plates present.
Vulva "closed," anterior vulva lip bi-lobed, projecting backwards.
Tail conoid, tapering tyo acute or sub-acute..

Male: (Characteristics for Nothocriconemoides crenulatus) :

Four-lines in lateral field.
Tail pointed.
Caudal alae well developed, reaching tail extremity.

Juveniles: Annules crenate, devoid of scales or spines. First annule not offset.

[Ref: Raski and Luc (1987), Geraert (2010)]

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Nothocriconemoides

Ectoparasites of plant roots.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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References:

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World. Academia Press, Ghent, Belgium.

Maas, P.W.T., Loof, P.A.A., De Grisse, A. 1971. Nothocriconemoides lineolatus n.gen, n.sp. (Nematoda: Criconematidae). MededelingenFakulteit Landbouwwetenschapen Gent 36:711-715.

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nematoda) 10. The superfamily Criconematoidea Taylor, 1936. Revue de Nematologie 10:409-444.

Nothocriconemoides

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: May 15, 2025.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 15, 2025.