Root-gall nematodes are plant-
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...
nematode
The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (h ...
s from the genus ''Subanguina'' that affect grasses, including cereals, and some other plants, such as
mugwort
Mugwort is a common name for several species of aromatic flowering plants in the genus '' Artemisia.'' In Europe, mugwort most often refers to the species '' Artemisia vulgaris'', or common mugwort. In East Asia the species '' Artemisia argyi'' ...
. They are distinct from the
Root-knot nematode
Root-knot nematodes are plant-parasitic nematodes from the genus ''Meloidogyne''. They exist in soil in areas with hot climates or short winters. About 2000 species of plants worldwide are susceptible to infection by root-knot nematodes and they ...
s which are from the genus ''Meloidogyne''. So far around twenty-five separate species of ''Subanguina'' have been identified, although the most well-known and
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
is ''
Subanguina radicicola''.
Species
In addition to the type species:
* ''
Subanguina radicicola''
(Greeff, 1872) Paramonov, 1967 (Grass root-gall nematode)
Other recognized species of ''Subanguina'' include:
* ''
Subanguina askenasyi''
(Butschli, 1873) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina brenani''
(Goodey, 1945) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina calamagrostis''
(Wu, 1967) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina centaureae''
(Kirjanova, & Ivanova, 1969) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina chartolepidis''
(Poghossian, 1966) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina chrysopogoni''
Bajaj, Dabur, Paruthi & Bhatti, 1990
* ''
Subanguina cousinae''
(Kirjanova & Ivanova, 1969) Brzeski, 1981
* ''
Subanguina ferulae''
(Ivanova, 1977) Brzeski, 1981 . 1484/small>
* '' Subanguina graminophila'' (Goodey, 1933) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina guizotiae'' (van den Berg, 1985) Ebsary, 1991
* '' Subanguina hyparrheniae'' (Corbett, 1966) Fortuner & Maggenti, 1987
* '' Subanguina kopetdaghica'' (Kirjanova & Shagalina, 1969) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina millefolii'' (Low, 1874) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina mobilis'' (Chit & Fisher, 1975) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina montana'' (Kirjanova & Ivanova, 1969) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina moxae'' (Yokoo and Choi, 1968) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina pharangii'' (Chizhov, 1984) Siddiqi, 1986
* '' Subanguina picridis'' (Kirjanova, 1944) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina plataginis'' (Hirschmann, 1977) Brzeski, 1981
* '' Subanguina polygoni'' (Poghossian, 1966) Brzeski, 1981
See also
*
Root nodule
Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions, capable plants form a symbiotic relationship with a host-specific strain of bacteria known ...
References
External links
genus ''Subanguina'' Paramonov, 1968, BioLib
Tylenchida
Plant pathogenic nematodes
Wheat diseases
Barley diseases
Rye diseases
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