Parasites of Plants

CLASS: ADENOPHOREA
  SUBCLASS: ENOPLIA
    ORDER: DORYLAIMIDA
      SUBORDER: DORYLAIMINA
        SUPERFAMILY: DORYLAIMOIDEA
          FAMILY: LONGIDORIDAE 
          Scientific name - Longidorus  africanus
          Common name - needle nematode 

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

SUBORDER: DIPTHEROPHORINA FAMILY: TRICHODORIDAE Scientific name - Paratrichodorus minor Common name - stubby root nematode Disease - corky ring spot of potatoes

CLASS: SECERNENTEA SUBCLASS: DIPLOGASTERIA ORDER: TYLENCHIDA SUBORDER: TYLENCHINA SUPERFAMILY: TYLENCHOIDEA FAMILY: TYLENCHIDAE Scientific name - Tylenchus

FAMILY: ANGUINIDAE

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

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

FAMILY: DOLICHODORIDAE Scientific name - Dolichodorus heterocephalus Common name - awl nematode

FAMILY: BELONOLAIMIDAE Scientific name - Belonolaimus longicaudatus Common name - sting nematode

FAMILY: PRATYLENCHIDAE SUBFAMILY: PRATYLENCHINAE 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

FAMILY: HOPLOLAMIDAE SUBFAMILY: ROTYLENCHULINAE Scientific name - Rotylenchulus reniformis Common name - reniform nematode

FAMILY: HETERODERIDAE

SUBFAMILY: HETERODERINAE Scientific name - Heterodera schachtii Common name - sugar beet cyst nematode

SUBFAMILY: MELOIDOGYNINAE Scientific name - Meloidogyne incognita Common name - cotton root-knot nematode

SUPERFAMILY: CRICONEMATOIDEA FAMILY: CRICONEMATIDAE

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

SUBFAMILY: HEMICYCLIOPHORINAE Scientific name - Hemicycliophora arenaria Common name - sheath nematode

FAMILY: TYLENCHULIDAE

SUBFAMILY: TYLENCHULINAE Scientific name - Tylenchulus semipenetrans Common name - citrus nematode Disease - slow decline

SUBFAMILY: PARATYLENCHINAE Scientific name - Paratylenchus hamatus Common name - pin nematode

SUBORDER: APHELENCHINA FAMILY: APHELENCHOIDIDAE

SUBFAMILY: APHELENCHOIDINAE Scientific name -Aphelenchoides fragariae Common name - foliar nematode

SUBFAMILY: BURSAPHELENCHINAE

Scientific name - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Common name - pine wood nematode

SUBFAMILY: RHADINAPHELENCHINAE Scientific name - Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Common name - red ring nematode Disease - red ring disease