Polenchus

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida

       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea  
         Tylenchidae  
          Tylenchinae

          Polenchus Andrassy, 1980

    Type species: Polenchus politus.  

This genus is sometimes considered synonymous with Tylenchus.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Tylenchinae).

Female:  
Males:  

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

 

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Feeding:
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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: December 16, 2024.