Filenchus micellus		Contents		Rev 02/22/2011
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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae

            Tylenchinae
              Filenchus micellus Andrássy, 1954

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Key to the Family Tylenchidae

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Okada et al (2002 and 2003) have experimentally demonstrated that Filenchus misellus is a fungal-feeding nematode and able to reproduce on a range of fungi.  Saprophytic fungi are better hosts than plant-parasitic fungi.

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Damage:

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 22, 2011.