Paratrichodorus divergens

Paratrichodorus divergens	Contents	Rev 01/12/2020
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Classification:

      Enoplea
       Triplonchida
        Diphtherophorina
         Diphtherophoidea
          Trichodoridae
           Trichodorinae

Paratrichodorus divergens de Almeida Santos, Decraemer, Martins de Almeida & de Oliveira Abrantes. 2005.

Synonyms

Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Economic Importance:

Considered a potential vector of tobacco rattle virus.

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.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

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

de Almeida Santos, M.S.N.,W. Decraemer, M.T. Martins de Almeida and I.M. de Oliveira Abrantes. 2005. Paratrichodorus divergens sp. n., a new potential virus vector of tobacco rattle virus and additional observations on P. divergens Roca & Arias, 1986 from Portugal (Nematoda: Trichodoridae) 7:343-376.

Martin de Almeida, M.T., Almeida Santos, M.S.N.D., Abrantes, I.M.D.O., and Decraemer, Wilfrida. 2005. Nematology 7:343-361.