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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchuloidea
         Tylenchulidae
          Tylenchulinae 
Trophonema Raski, 1957
Type species of the genus: Trophonema arenarium  Rsaski, 1967

Trophonema is considered a synonym of Trophotylenchulus (Ghaderi et al., 2016)

 Synonyms: 
          None.
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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 All stages: Excretory pore at level of nerve ring. 

Females: Embedded into the root by the anterior portion. 

Body coiled, regularly inflated at the median part. 

Vulva posterior, but not terminal; post-vulval part tapering, ventrally curved; anus and rectum present. Uterine wall not thickened. No uterine cyst. 

 

Males: No stylet. 

Penial tube short.
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Feeding:
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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
 
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Damage:

 

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References:

Ghaderi, R., Geraert, E., Karegar, A. 2016. TheTylenchulidae of the World. Academia Press, Ghent, Belgium

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reapraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata) 10. The superfamily Criconematidea Taylor, 1936., Rev. Nematol. 10: 409-444..

H. Ferris 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 17, 2024.