Summary Ditylenchus rafiqi n. sp. was recovered from the rhizosphere of pomegranate in New Delhi (India), and it is characterised by morphological, morphometrical molecular methods. The new species having a body length 553-901 μ m, delicate stylet (7-10 m long), longer conus (5.0-5.5 females 4.5-5.5 males) with small round knobs sloping backward, seven lateral lines at mid-body, median bulb wel...

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are important pests that cause an estimated ten billion dollars of crop loss each year in the United States and over 100 globally. The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within U.S. Department Agriculture maintains updates Regulated Pest list. Currently, number PPNs regulated by APHIS includes more than 60 different species. This review focuses on to...

Abstract Three known species, Aphelenchus avenae , Ditylenchus myceliophagus and Tylenchorhynchus aduncus (Rhabditida, Tylenchomorpha), are described from sand coastal dunes in Spain associated to the rhizosphere of xerophilic plants. A. is characterized by having stylet with 16–22 µm long, pharyngeal dorsal gland overlapping intestine, postvulval uterine sac about 2.5 times body diameter, fema...