Trichodorus
Genus of roundworms
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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]
| Trichodorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Triplonchida |
| Family: | Trichodoridae |
| Genus: | Trichodorus Cobb, 1913[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trichodorus primitivus (de Man, 1876) Micol. 1922. | |
| Species | |
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54
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| Synonyms | |
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Dorylaimus primitivus | |
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]
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