Rev 06/01/2021
Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Pratylenchidae Pratylenchinae
Pratylenchus bolivianus Corbett, 1983
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Florida and elsewhere. Has been moved with the import/export of ornamental plants.
Important pest of ornamentals, especially ferns, in Florida and elsewhere. Probably frequently has been incorrectly reported as P. penetrans but has a longer stylet and different lip morphology (Troccoli et al., 2016).
Migratory endoparasite.
Sword ferns, fleather-leaf ferns. flax lily and others.
Appears to occur in amphimictic populations (sexually reproducing, males present) and parthenogenetic populations (males absent) (Troccoli et al., 2016).
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Phytosanitary inspection to reduce dispersal through production, trade and marketing of ornamental plants.
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Troccoli, A., Subbotin, S.A., Chitambar, J.J., Janssen, T., Waeyenberge, L., Stanley, J.D., Duncan, L.W., Agudelo. P., Munera, G.E., Franco, J., Inserra, R.N. 2016. Characterisation of amphimictic and parthenogenetic populations of Pratylenchus bolivianus Corbett, 1983 (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) and their phylogenetic relationships with closely related species. Nematology 18:651-678.