Taxonomy
In 1961 Sanwal listed 33 species and provided a key. The most important species of these are '' Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi'', the chrysanthemum foliar nematode; '' Aphelenchoides fragariae'', the spring crimp or spring dwarf nematode of strawberry, which also attacks many ornamentals; and '' Aphelenchoides besseyi'', causing summer crimp or dwarf of strawberry and white tip of rice. Several species of this genus feed ectoparasitically and endoparasitically on aboveground plant parts.References
Bibliography
* George Agrios (2005): ''Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition''. Elsevier Academic PressExternal links