Rev: 12/18/2023
Tylenchida Tylenchina Criconematoidea Criconematidae Criconematinae
Nothocriconema De Grisse & Loof, 1965 Synonyms:
D-rated pests in California.
Ring nematodes feed ectoparasitically on root tips or along more mature roots. The nematodes are migratory unless soil pore space limits their movement.
Nematodes exhibit characteristic slow, sluggish movement.
Extraction poor except with sugar/centrifuge.
Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nematoda) 10. The superfamily Criconematoidea Taylor, 1936. Revue de Nematologie 10:409-444.
H. Ferris
Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World: Identification of the Family Criconematidae. Academia Press, Gent. 615p.