Paratrichodorus anemones

Paratrichodorus anemones	Contents	Rev 01/11/2020
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Classification:

      Enoplea
       Triplonchida
        Diphtherophorina
         Diphtherophoidea
          Trichodoridae
           Trichodorinae

Paratrichodorus anemones (Loof, 1965)

Synonyms

Trichodorus anemones Loof, 1965

Closely resembles P. tunisiensis but differs in having a broadly rounded tail, a rectum not ad-pressed, lateral epidermal pores and a longer genital tube in the male, and irregularly shaped spicules.

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

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Distribution:

Described by Loof (1965) from soil around the roots of Anemone sp. in the Netherlands and France.

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Economic Importance:

Efficiently transmits tobacco rattle virus

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Feeding:

Ectoparasitic; feeds on epidermal cells at and just behind root tips.

Feeds by repeated thrusting of the onchiostyle within a polysaccharide feeding tube. Cell contents move along the groove along the dorsal side of the onchiostyle.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Paratrichodorus anemones was demonstrated to transmit Tobacco Rattle Virus (Tobra Virus)

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Management:

Resistance

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References:

Bongers, T. 1988. De Nematoden van Nederland, Pirola, Schoorl. Utrecht. 408p.

Karanastasi, K., U Wyss, D Brown. 2000. Observations on the feeding behaviour of Paratrichodorus anemones in relation to tobravirus transmission. Mededelingen Rijksuniversiteit te Gent. Fakulteit van de Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen. 66(2b):599-608