Pratylenchus pratensis

  

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Rev 12/16/2024

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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae

           Pratylenchus pratensis (de Man, 1880) Filipjev, 1936

Meadow Nematode

The type species of the genus

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Nematode is 0.4-0.5mm long.

Lip region is generally low and flat; tail conical and rounded.

Short ventral overlap of esophagus over intestine.

Females:  Monovarial, uterus prodelphic.

Females are slender.
   

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

Europe, South Africa, India. Heavier soils, meadows, permanent pasture.

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pest in California Nematode Pest Rating System.

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Feeding:

    Migratory endoparasite.
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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

 

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Damage:

 

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Management:

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

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References:

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 16, 2024.