Paratylenchus nainianus

Paratylenchus nainianus	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida

        Tylenchina
        Tyl;enchuloidea
           Tylenchulidae
          Paratylenchinae

Paratylenchus nainianus Edward & Misra, 1963

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Morphology and Anatomy:


Small plant-parasitic nematodes, 0.21 0.35 mm long.	Females: Head swith extremely fine striation. Stylet relatively short for the genus (21-35um) Vulva located around 80% of body length. Monovsarial, ovary outstretched Tail short and bluntly rounded
Males:
Similar size range to female. Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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Distribution:

Originally described from Indi abut also reported from several regions of the world, mainly on roots of grapevines and other perennial plants.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite on plant roots.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Apparently sexually reproducing based on presence of males and spermateca filled with sperm.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Edward, J. C., and S. L. Misra. 1963. Paratylenchus nainianus n. sp. (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India. Nematologica 9:215-217

Raski, D.J. 1975. Revision of the Genus Paratylenchus Micoletzky, 1922 and Descriptions of New Species. Part II of Three parts. J. Nematology 7 :274-295.