Pratylenchus japonicus

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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae

Pratylenchus japonicus (Ryss, 1988) Mizukubo, Orui & Minagawa, 1997

Originally described as Pratylenchus macrostylus japonicus by Ryss, (1988).

Morphology and Anatomy:

Morphologically distinguished from P. macrostylus mainly by the shorter stylet.
Males unknown.

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

Distribution:

Pratylenchus japonicus is recorded as a nematode parasite of trees, such as Quercus spp., Eriobotrya japonica Lindley, and Prunus sp., in Kyushu and Honshu. Japan (Mizukubo et al., 1997).

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

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

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References:

Mizukubo, T., Orui, Y., Minagawa, N. 1997. Morphology and molecular characteristics of Pratylenchus japonicus (Ryss, 1988) n. stat,(Nematoda: Pratylenchidae). Esakia 37:203-214.

Ryss, A. Yu., 1988. Kornevye paraziticheskie nematody semeistva Pratylenchidctr (Tylenchida) mirovoi fauny. [World Fauna of the Root Parasitic Nematodes ofâ€˜ the Family Pratylenchidae (Tylenchida).] Leningrad. USSR. 367 pp. (In Russian).