Nothocriconema		Contents		Rev: 05/15/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

Rhabditida

   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:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Nothocriconema

      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, 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.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 15, 2025.