Pauronemoides

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Rhabditida

Hexatylina

Tylenchoidea

Paurodontidae

Pauronemoides Bonab, Bazeghi, Gharibazadeh, Atighi, Kanzaki, Giblin-Davis & Pedram, 2024

Type species of the genus: Pauronemoides siddiqii Bonab, Bazeghi, Gharibazadeh, Atighi, Kanzaki, Giblin-Davis & Pedram, 2024

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Free-living Phase:

Medium-sized; lateral fields with 4-6 lines.
Cephalic region low, continuous, not sclerotised.
Stylet small, asymmetrically knobbed at its base. DPGO just behind stylet base.
Pharyngela corpus cylindroid, slightly swollen to fusiform, metacorpus undeveloped, valveless, isthmus long, basal bulb with variable length short to long stem-like extension projecting into the intestine.
Secretory-excretory pore near base of basal bulb.

Females:

Monodelphic-prodelphic
Vulva posterior (V = 87-93%),
PUS absent or rudimentary.
Tail short, conical with widely rounded end (never filiform)

Ref: Bonab et al., 2024

Males:

Monorchic
Bursa well developed, enveloping tail or reaching near tail end.
Spicules tylenchoid, moderately robust,
Gubernaculum simple
Tail conical with sharp or narrower tip.

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

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Pauronemoides

Free-living and insect-parasitic forms.

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Bonab, M.A., Bazeghi, F., Gharibazadeh, F., Atighi, M.R., Kanzaki, N., Giblin-Davis, R.M., Pedram, M. 2024. Description of Pauronemoides siddiqii n. gen., n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha, Paurodontidae), a morphological and molecular phylogenetic study. Nematology 56:607-620.

Handoo, Z.A., Iqbal, E.Y., Kazi, N., and Fayyaz, S. 2010. Two new species of Paurodontella Husain & Khan, 1968 (Nematoda: Sphaerulariidae) associated with wheat and a diagnostic compendium to the genus. Nematology 12:181-192.

Thorne, G. 1941. Some nematodes of the family Tylenchidae which do not possess a valvuklar median bulb. The Great Basin Naturaist 2:37-85.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 09, 2025.

Pauronemoides

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: December 09, 2025.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 09, 2025.