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Scutylenchus baluchiensis Maqbool, Ghazala, Fatima & Qasim, 1985.
Synonyms
Scutylenchus baluchiensis has been classified in the genera Tylenchorhynchus and Merlinius by various authors. However, the genus Scutylenchus is currently considered valid (Hashemi and Karegar, 2018).
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Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Reported from apple in Pakistan.
A migratory ectoparasite of plant roots.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Maqbool, M. A., Ghazala, P., Fatima, N., Qasim, M. 1985. Pararotylenchus microstylus n.sp. and Scutylenchus baluchiensis n.sp. with observations on some new records from Pakistan. Pakistan J. Nematology 3:61-67.
Siddiqi, M.R. (2000). Tylenchida: parasites of plants and insects, 2nd edition. Wallingford, UK, CAB International