Nothocriconema		Contents		Rev: 11/19/2019
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
      Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Criconematinae

           Nothocriconema De Grisse & Loof, 1965

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pests in California.

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Feeding:

      Ring nematodes feed ectoparasitically on root tips or along more mature roots. The nematodes are migratory unless soil pore space limits their movement. 

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Nematodes exhibit characteristic slow, sluggish movement.

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Damage:

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Management:

Extraction poor except with sugar/centrifuge.

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References:

Raski & Luc, 1987.  Rev. Nematol. 10(4):409-444.

H. Ferris 

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World: Identification of the Family Criconematidae. Academia Press, Gent. 615p.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 19, 2019.