Helicotylenchus dihystera

Helicotylenchus dihystera (Steiner's spiral nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode. It is known to inhabit sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, peanut, millet, sorghum, banana and forest trees.[1]

Steiner's spiral nematode
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Hoplolaimidae
Genus: Helicotylenchus
Species:
H. dihystera
Binomial name
Helicotylenchus dihystera
(Cobb, 1893) Sher, 1961
Synonyms

Tylenchus dihystera
Tylenchus olaae
Tylenchus spiralis
Aphelenchus dubius var. peruensis
Helicotylenchus nannus
Helicotylenchus crenatus
Helicotylenchus punicae

See also

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  • Sodium azide – used for agricultural control of Helicotylenchus dihystera

Notes

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  1. ^ "Helicotylenchus dihystera". Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
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