Kingdom Animalia Family Aphelenchoididae Rank Genus | Class Secernentea Phylum Nematoda Order Aphelenchida | |
Similar Aphelenchoididae, Diplogasteridae, Pegoscapus, Aphelenchida, Aphelenchoides | ||
Schistonchus is a genus of plant-parasitic nematodes in the family Aphelenchoididae.
Schistonchus laevigatus and Schistonchus aureus are plant-parasitic nematodes associated with the pollinator Pegoscapus assuetus and Pegoscapus mexicanus respectively and syconia of Ficus citrifolia and Ficus aurea respectively.
Schistonchus caprifici is a nematode associated with the fig pollinator Blastophaga psenes, and its cleptoparasite Philotrypesis caricae.
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