Rev 07/17/2023
Aerotylenchus (Fotedar & Handoo, 1979) [Areotylenchus in Fortuner, 1984]
Etymology:
Members of the genus Tylenchus re characterized by having a striated lip region, vulva situated far back posterior to the mid body with the anterior ovary outstretched and post uterine branch short with elongate to filiform tails. The stylet is well developed with strong developed basal knobs (Thorne, 1962).
Key to the genera of the family Tylenchidae
Commonly occurring in most soils. Feed on algae, mosses, lichens and plant roots. As an example: Soil nematodes were studied in three spruce forests in the Czech Republic from 1988 to 1991. A total of 74 species occurred, most belonged to the orders Tylenchida, Rhabditida and Dorylaimida. The most abundant nematodes were the mycophytophagous species of the family Tylenchidae followed by bacteriophages, especially by those in the order Rhabditida.
Probably fairly small. Most reports are about occurrence and abundance rather than documenting any effects on growth.
Ectoparasites of plant roots, root hairs, algae, etc.
Most species of the genus are algal, fungal, and moss feeders (Yeates et al., 1993) or associated with grasses, shrubs, and tree roots (Yeates et al., 1993; Ciobanu et al., 2003; Kantor et al., 2023).
Yeates et al. (1993a) described Tylenchus as plant feeders (algal, lichen (algal or fungal component), or moss feeders that feed by piercing), or hyphal feeders.
Yeates et al. (1993b): classified Tylenchus spp. as "plant associated", indicating that they were found in the rhizospheres of plants.
Wood (1973) observed seceral Tylenchus spp. feeding and reproducing on fungi in tissue culture, but not on seedling roots.
Relatively slight, small stylets penetrating only thin cell walls.
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