Paralongidorus maximus

  

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Classification:

     Enoplea
       Dorylaimida
        Dorylaimina
         Dorylaimoidea
          Longidoridae
           Longidorinae   


           Paralongidorus maximus (Butschli, 1874) Siddiqi, 1964

Needle Nematode

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Nematode is 7.0-12.0 mm long.

 

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

Europe.

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Economic Importance:

Rating unspecified.  Largest known plant-parasitic nematode.

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Feeding:
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Hosts:

Generally perennials in undisturbed environments.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

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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Revised: January 05, 2020.