Nothocriconema

 

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Rev: 12/18/2023

  Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
      Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Criconematinae

           Nothocriconema De Grisse & Loof, 1965

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

   
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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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:

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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: December 18, 2023.