Pleurotylenchus

Pleurotylenchus		Contents		Rev 03/18/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea Rhabditida: Tylenchina

        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae
          Atylenchinae

Pleurotylenchus Szczygiel, 1969

Type species of the genus: Pleurotylenchus sachsi (Hirschmann, 1952) Sczcygiel, 1969

Synonyms:

Tylenchus sachsi Hirschmann, 1952

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle with 10 longitudinal ridges with STRONG annulation ceasing at the ridges.
Lateral field with 2 lines
Head broad, offset, deeply striated
Strong odontostyle with pominent knobs
Well-developed metacorpus
Tail filiform

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Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Atylenchinae).

The type species shows no difference from Atylenchus decalineatus except for the absence of the long cephalic setae.

Female:

Monodelphic prodelphin
Post-vulval uterine sac present
A longitudinal flap covers amterior of vulva.

Male:

Spicules thick
Bursa very samll
Precloacal cuticular outgrowths

Ref: Andrassy, 2007

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Reported from Europe aand North America

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite of plant roots

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Hosts:

For an extensive host range list for this genus, click

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2007. Free-living nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda, Errantia), II. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 496 pp.

Geraert, E. 2008. The Tylenchidae of the world: identification of the family Tylenchidae (Nematoda). Gent, Academia Press: 540 pp

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 18, 2025.