Rotylenchulus		Contents		Rev 02/24/2003
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Classification:

     Tylenchida
      Tylenchina
       Tylenchoidea
        Hoplolaimidae
         Rotylenchulinae
          Rotylenchulus (Linford and Oliveira, 1940)
    Synonyms:
          Spirotylenchus (= Spyrotylenchus) (Lordello and Cesnik, 1958)
          Leiperotylenchus (Das, 1960)

The genus name, Rotylenchulus, was given by Linford and Oliviera because they thought that these nematodes were similar to the genus Rotylenchus.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Mature female of Rotylenchulus borealis. Photo by Ulrich Zunke.

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

There are about ten species in the genus (Fortuner, 1987), but R. reniformis is perhaps the most economically important species of the group.

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Feeding:

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Damage:

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References:

Fortuner, R. 1987. "A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata). The family Hoplolaimidae Filip'ev 1934." Revue de Nematologie. 10:219-232.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 24, 2003.