Trichodorus is a genus of terrestrial root feeding (stubby-root) nematodes in the Trichodoridae family (trichorids), being one of five genera.[2] They are economically important plant parasites and virus vectors.[3]
Trichodorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Adenophorea |
Order: | Triplonchida |
Family: | Trichodoridae |
Genus: | Trichodorus Cobb, 1913[1] |
Type species | |
Trichodorus primitivus (de Man, 1876) Micol. 1922. | |
Species | |
54
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Synonyms | |
Dorylaimus primitivus |
As originally described by Cobb in 1913, Trichodorus was the only genus in its family. However, in 1974 the genus was split into two genera in 1974 by Siddiqi,[4] Trichodorus and Paratrichodorus.
The genus, which is the largest in the family consists of 54 species.[5] The females are didelphic (two genital tracts), and are distributed worldwide.
Trichorids became of interest in 1951.[6] At that time Trichodorus christie (=Paratrichodorus minor) was recognised as a pest of crops in Florida.[7]