Pratylenchidae

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Pratylenchus zeae (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: USDA ARS
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Pratylenchidae

This is an important family of plant parasitic nematodes. The members share a number of morphological characters like female genital branches. The group includes several serious pathogens like the northern lesion nematode or the banana-root nematode.


The following genera are currently entered under Pratylenchidae: