Parasites of Plants

MIGRATORY ECTOPARASITES

Scientific name - Longidorus africanus Common name - needle nematode

Scientific name - Xiphinema index Common name - Dagger nematode Disease - transmits grapevine fanleaf virus

Scientific name - Paratrichodorus minor Common name - stubby root nematode Disease - corky ring spot of potatoes

Scientific name - Tylenchus

Scientific name - Dolichodorus heterocephalus Common name - awl nematode

Scientific name - Belonolaimus longicaudatus Common name - sting nematode

Scientific name - Criconemella xenoplax Common name - ring nematode Disease - associated with bacterial canker of stone fruits

Scientific name - Hemicycliophora arenaria Common name - sheath nematode

Scientific name - Paratylenchus hamatus Common name - pin nematode

MIGRATORY ENDOPARASITES

Scientific name - Ditylenchus dipsaci Common name - stem and bulb nematode

Scientific name - Pratylenchus penetrans Common name - lesion nematode

Scientific name - Radopholus similis Common name - burrowing nematode Disease - blackhead or toppling disease of bananas

Scientific name -Radopholus citrophilus (see R. similis) Common name - burrowing nematode Disease - spreading decline of citrus

Scientific name -Aphelenchoides fragariae Common name - foliar nematode

Scientific name - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Common name - pine wood nematode

Scientific name - Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Common name - red ring nematode Disease - red ring disease

SEDENTARY ENDOPARASITES

Scientific name - Anguina tritici Common Name - Seed and leaf gall nematode

Scientific name - Rotylenchulus reniformis Common name - reniform nematode

Scientific name - Heterodera schachtii Common name - sugar beet cyst nematode

Scientific name - Meloidogyne incognita Common name - cotton root-knot nematode

Scientific name - Tylenchulus semipenetrans Common name - citrus nematode Disease - slow decline