Rev 11/19/2019
Key to the genera of the family Tylenchidae
Females:
Monodelphic, spermatheca not offset from contour of ovary and uterus.
Males present, amphimixis probable.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Widely in Europe: France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Hungary (Bert and Geraert, 2000).
Probably fairly small.
Ectoparasites of plant roots, root hairs, algae, etc.
Yeates et al. (1993a) described Tylenchus as plant feeders (algal, lichen (algal or fungal component), or moss feeders that feed by piercing), or hyphal feeders.
Yeates et al. (1993b): classified Tylenchus spp. as "plant associated", indicating that they were found in the rhizospheres of plants.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Relatively slight, small stylets penetrating only thin cell walls.
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Yeates, G.W., Bongers, T., Goede, R.G.M. de, Freckman, D.W., Georgieva, S.S. (1993a), Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera - an outline for soil ecologists, Journal of Nematology, 25 (3): 315-331.
Yeates, G.W., Wardle, D.A., Watson, R.N. (1993b), Relationships between nematodes, soil microbial biomass and weed-management strategies in maize and asparagus cropping systems, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 25, 869-876.