Trichodorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Triplonchida
Family: Trichodoridae
Genus: Trichodorus
Cobb, 1913[1]
Type species
Trichodorus primitivus
(de Man, 1876) Micol. 1922.
Species

54

  • Trichodorus obtusus
  • Trichodorus primitivus
  • ...
Synonyms

Dorylaimus primitivus
de Man, 1876

Trichodorus is a genus of terrestrial root feeding (stubby-root) nematodes in the Trichodoridae family (trichorids), being one of five genera.[2] They are economically important plant parasites and virus vectors.[3]

Taxonomy

As originally described by Cobb in 1913, Trichodorus was the only genus in its family. However, in 1974 the genus was split into two genera in 1974 by Siddiqi,[4] Trichodorus and Paratrichodorus.

The genus, which is the largest in the family consists of 54 species.[5] The females are didelphic (two genital tracts), and are distributed worldwide.

Plant pathology

Trichorids became of interest in 1951.[6] At that time Trichodorus christie (=Paratrichodorus minor) was recognised as a pest of crops in Florida.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cobb, N. A. (1913). "New nematode genera found inhabiting fresh water and non-brackish soils". J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 432–444.
  2. ^ Order Triplochida: Paratrichodorus Nemaplex: Nematode-Plant Expert Information System. University of California, Davis. Version October 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Decraemer 1995.
  4. ^ SIDDIQI M.R. (1974). Systematics of the genus Trichodorus Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida), with descriptions of three new species. Nematologica, 19 : 259-278.
  5. ^ Decraemer, W; Robbins, RT (2007). "The who, what and where of longidoridae and trichodoridae". J Nematol. 39 (4): 295–7. PMC 2586508. PMID 19259501.
  6. ^ CHRISTIE, J. R. & PERRY, V. G. (1951). Removing nematodes from soil. Proc. helm. Soc. Wasb. 18: 106-108.
  7. ^ Decraemer 1995, p. 3.

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