Tylenchorhynchus martini

 

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Stunt Nematode Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

        Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
           Telotylenchidae
             Telotylenchinae

Tylenchorhynchus martini Fielding, 1956

Tylenchorhynchus martini is now considered a synonym of T. annulatus.  See T. annulatus for more detail on biology, economic importance and management.

    Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 


 

 Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

 
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Distribution:

Tropical and subtropical areas, e.g., Louisiana.

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Economic Importance:

 

 

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite on epidermal cells between root hairs in zone of  elongation.

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Hosts:

Sugarcane.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

T. martini exhibits unusual habit of swarming; this phenonmenon has been studied by Dr. Hollis of Louisiana State University. 

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Damage:

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Management:

In Louisiana, nematode control in sugarcane is achieved through rotation with rice.

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

For plants reported to have some level of resistance to this species, click

 

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References:

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 03, 2021.