Pratylenchus
Pratylenchus is a genus of nematodes known commonly as lesion nematodes. They are parasitic on plants and are responsible for root lesion disease on many taxa of host plants in temperate regions around the world. Lesion nematodes are migratory endoparasites that feed and reproduce in the root and move around, unlike the cyst or root-knot nematodes, which may stay in one place. They usually only feed on the cortex of the root. Species are distinguished primarily...
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pratylenchus penetrans
speciesPratylenchus penetrans
Pratylenchus thornei
speciesPratylenchus thornei
Pratylenchus vulnus
speciesPratylenchus vulnus
Pratylenchus coffeae
speciesPratylenchus coffeae
Pratylenchus neglectus
speciesPratylenchus neglectus
Pratylenchus bolivianus
speciesPratylenchus bolivianus
Pratylenchus brachyurus
speciesPratylenchus brachyurus
Pratylenchus crenatus
speciesPratylenchus crenatus
Pratylenchus delattrei
speciesPratylenchus delattrei
Pratylenchus fallax
speciesPratylenchus fallax
Pratylenchus flakkensis
speciesPratylenchus flakkensis
Pratylenchus goodeyi
speciesPratylenchus goodeyi
Pratylenchus hexincisus
speciesPratylenchus hexincisus
Pratylenchus loosi
speciesPratylenchus loosi
Pratylenchus scribneri
speciesPratylenchus scribneri
Pratylenchus tenuis
speciesPratylenchus tenuis
Pratylenchus teres
speciesPratylenchus teres
Pratylenchus zeae
speciesPratylenchus zeae
Pratylenchus andinus
speciesPratylenchus andinus
Pratylenchus pratensis
speciesPratylenchus pratensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 468102.