Trophotylenchulus

  

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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchuloidea
         Tylenchulidae
          Tylenchulinae

           Trophotylenchulus Raski, 1957

Type species of the genus: Trophotylenchus floridensis Raski, 1957
   

 Synonyms:
          Ivotylenchulus Hashim, 1983

Trophonema Raski, 1957

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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All stages:

  • Excretory pore situated posteriorly (33-61% of body length),       excretory duct variable, apparently perpendicular to body line (T.       clavicaudatus, T. piperis, T. saltensis), directed forward (T. floridensis, T.  obscurus), or directed posteriorly (T. mangenoti).
  • Tail long, slender-conoid, finely rounded tip. 
  • Body encapsulated in round, brittle structure.  

Female:

  • Fixed into root by anterior part of body only. 
  • Body swells on ventral side, curls tightly (more than 360 degrees).  
  • Circumoral disc protrudes prominently. 
  • Anus obscure, lips of anus slightly raised. 
  • No uterine cyst.  

Juveniles:

  • Circumoral disc present.  
  • Lateral field with two lines (four in T. piperis).

[Ref: Raski & Luc (1987).]


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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Trophotylenchulus

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Hosts:
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Life Cycle:

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References:

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

Raski, D. J. 1957. Trophotylenchulus and Trophonema, two new genera of Tylenchulidae n. fam. (Nematoda). Nematologica 2:85-90.

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

Siddiqi, M. R. 1999. Trophotylenchulus colbrani sp. n. and T. cunctus sp. n. (Criconematina: Tylenchulidae) from Mbalmayo forest in Cameroon. International Journal of Nematology 8:179-184.

 

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Revised: June 02, 2025.