Pratylenchus pinguicaudatus

  

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Rev 12/16/2024

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Classification:

        Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae

           Pratylenchus pinguicaudatus Corbett, 1969

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

A monosexual Pratylenchus species, males not found..

 


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

Pratylenchus pinguicaudatus is reported and described associated with wheat (Trticum aestivum) at Rothamsted Experiment Station (Rothamsted Research) in England.

 
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Economic Importance:

 
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Feeding:

    Migratory endoparasite.    

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Patches of chlorotic plants in the field, roots with necrotic lesions.

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Management:

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

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References:

Corbett, D.C.M. 1969. Pratylenchus pinguicaudatus n. sp.(Pratylenchinae: Nematoda) with a key to the genus Pratylenchus.. Nematologica 15:550-556.

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