Rev 05/18/2021
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Tylenchidae Tylenchinae
Polenchus politus Andrassy, 1980 Type species of the genus: .
Some authors have considered this genus to be synonymous with Tylenchus.
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This genus differs from other Tylenchidae in having a smooth cuticle, inconspicuous lateral fields, amphid apertures that are ventrally curved and triangular stylet knobs (Andrassy, 1980).
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Andrassy, I. 1980. The genera and species of the family Tylenchidae Orley, 1880 (Nematoda). The genera Aglenchus (Andrassy, 1954) Meyl, 1961, Michulenchus Andrassy, 1959, and Polenchus gen. n. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 26:1-20.