Paratylenchus sinensis

Paratylenchus sinensis	Contents	Rev 02/13/2023
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tyl;enchuloidea
          Tylenchulidae
          Paratylenchinae

Paratylenchus sinensis Maria, Miao, Castillo & Zheng, 2020

Morphology and Anatomy:

Small plant-parasitic nematodes, 0.3 mm long.

Swollen Females:

4 incisures in the lateral field,
lip region conoid anteriorly flattened, without submedian lobes.
Vulval lips enlarged, protruding from the body contour,
Tail shorter than that in slender female; ends in a fine point.
Spermatheca round, filled with sperm.
Gravid female may swell anterior to vulva.

Slender Females:

Stylet 56.2 (50â€“62) Î¼m long,
Excretory pore at level of nerve ring;
Vulva a transverse slit with small advulval flap;
Ovary single, outstretched.
Tail conoid gradually tapering to a fine .

Ref Maria et al., 2020

Males:

Devoid of stylet,
Esophagis rudimentary with inconspicuous structures
Spicule 17.5 (16.8â€“18.2) Î¼m long.

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

Distribution:

Described from roots of white mulberry (Morus alba) in Zhejiang Province, China.

Hosts:

White mulberry.

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Life Cycle:

Sexually rep[roducing based on the abundance of males and sperm in the female spermatheca.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Resistance

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

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Maria, M., Miao, W., Castillo, P., Zheng, J. 2020. A new pin nematode, Paratylenchus sinensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae) in the rhizosphere of white mulberry from Zhejiang Province, China. Eur J Plant Pathol 156:1023â€“1039.