Aphelenchus avenae

Aphelenchus avenae is a mycophagous nematode capable of feeding on plant tissue in culture.[1][2][3][4]

  • Feeding: Hyphal feeder; Aphelenchus avenae feeds on a variety of fungi,[5] but is not known to feed on higher plants.[6]
  • Hosts: Fungi
  • Life Cycle: Males seem fairly common in some populations, less frequent in others; Capable of withstanding dry conditions through anhydrobiosis. Used as a model system for studying anhydrobiosis.
  • Management: Numbers are increased by addition of complex organic materials to soil to enhance fungal decomposition.

Aphelenchus fragariae
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A. avenae
Binomial name
Aphelenchus avenae
Bastian, 1865

References

  1. "Aphelenchus avenae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  2. Aphelenchus avenae Archived March 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Nemaplex, University of California
  3. Aphelenchus avenae at University of Nebraska
  4. Barker, K. R., and H. M. Darling. 1965. Reproduction of Aphelenchus avenae on plant tissues in culture. Nematologica 11:162-166.
  5. Giannakis and Sanders, 1989; Mankau and Mankau, 1963
  6. Hesling, 1977


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