Taxonomy of Nematodes

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODE

Animal Kingdom

Figure 1. Phylogenetic relationships between the four orders of plant parasitic nematodes. PHYLUM: Nemata [Nematoda]

 

Taxonomic status

CLASSIFICATION OF NEMATODES

Taxonomic category

Genera

Species

Common name/ hosts

Order: Tylenchida

Family: Heteroderidae

 

1. Meloidogyne

 

 

 

M.  incognita

M. hapla.

M. javanica.

M. arenaria.

Root knot of vegetable, ornamental, fruit & field crops

 

2.Heterodera

H. glycine                        

H. avenae

Globoderarostochiensis

G. pallida

Cyst

Cereals

Soybean

 Potato

 

 

Order: Tylenchida

Family: Anguinidae

 

Anguina

 

Ditylenchus

A. tritici

 

D. dipsaci

Ear cockle of wheat

Stem & bulb nematode of garlic

Order: Tylenchida

Family: Pratylenchidae

Pratylenchus

 

Radopholus

P. vulnus

 

R. similes

Root lesion of walnut

Burrowing of chilies.

Order: Tylenchida

Family: Tylenchulidae

Tylenchulus

T. semipenetrans

Citrus decline

 

 

 

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