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Aphelenchus avenae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Aphelenchoidea

Subfamily
  
Aphelenchoidinae

Scientific name
  
Aphelenchus avenae

Higher classification
  
Aphelenchus

Order
  
Tylenchida

Subclass
  
Diplogasteria

Family
  
Aphelenchoididae

Genus
  
Aphelenchus

Phylum
  
Nematoda

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Aphelenchoides, Tylenchida, Helicotylenchus, Tylenchorhynchus, Ditylenchus

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Aphelenchus avenae is a mycophagous nematode capable of feeding on plant tissue in culture.

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  • Feeding: Hyphal feeder; Aphelenchus avenae feeds on a variety of fungi, but is not known to feed on higher plants.
  • 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.

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    References

    Aphelenchus avenae Wikipedia
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