Plant Pest Diagnostics Center - Nematology Laboratory
Common Names of Plant Parasitic Nematodes in California
Arranged alphabetically by genus and species.
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Genus species |
Common Name |
Rating |
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Anguina agrostis |
bentgrass nematode |
C |
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Anguina amsinckia |
seed gall nematode |
D |
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Anguina balsamophila |
seed gall nematode |
D |
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Anguina tritici |
wheat nematode |
C |
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Aphelenchoides besseyi |
strawberry summer dwarf nematode |
A |
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Aphelenchoides composticola |
a fungus-feeding nematode |
D |
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Aphelenchoides fragariae |
strawberry spring dwarf nematode |
C |
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Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi |
chrysanthemum foliar nematode |
C |
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Atalodera lonicerae |
no common name known |
D |
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Atalodera ucri |
no common name known |
D |
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Bakernema variabile |
spine nematode |
D |
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Belonolaimus longicaudatus |
sting nematode |
A |
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Belonolaimus spp. |
sting nematode |
A |
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Bursaphelenchus mucronatus |
pine wood nematode |
Q |
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus |
pinewood nematode |
C |
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Cacopaurusspp. |
sessile nematode |
D |
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Cactodera cacti |
cactus cyst nematode |
D |
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Criconema sp. |
spine nematode |
D |
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Criconemella axeste |
ring nematode |
D |
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Criconemella curvata |
ring nematode |
D |
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Criconemella macrodora |
ring nematode |
D |
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Criconemella parva |
ring nematode |
D |
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Criconemella xenoplax |
ring nematode |
D |
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Criconemoides spp. |
ring nematode |
D |
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Crossonema fimbriatum |
spine nematode |
D |
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Ditylenchus destructor |
potato rot nematode |
B |
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Ditylenchus dipsaci |
stem and bulb nematode |
C |
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Ditylenchus intermedius |
a bulb and stem nematode |
D |
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Dolichodorus heterocephalus |
Cobb's awl nematode |
A |
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Dolichodorus spp. |
awl nematode |
D |
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Globodera pallida |
white cyst potato nematode |
A |
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Globodera rostochiensis |
golden nematode |
A |
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Gracilacus spp. |
pin nematode |
D |
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Helicotylenchus spicaudatus |
spiral nematode |
D |
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Helicotylenchus spp. |
spiral nematode |
D |
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Hemicriconemoides spp. |
sheathoid nematode |
D |
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Hemicycliophora arenaria |
sheath nematode |
A |
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Hemicycliophora megalodiscus |
sheath nematode |
D |
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Hemicycliophora spp. |
sheath nematode |
D |
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Heterodera avenae |
oat cyst nematode |
A |
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Heterodera cruciferae |
cabbage cyst nematode |
C |
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Heterodera fici |
fig cyst nematode |
D |
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Heterodera glycines |
soybean cyst nematode |
A |
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Heterodera mani |
grass cyst nematode |
Q |
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Heterodera schachtii |
sugar beet cyst nematode |
C |
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Heterodera trifolii |
clover cyst nematode |
D |
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Hirschmanniella belli |
rice root nematode |
D |
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Hirschmanniella caudacrena |
rice root nematode |
D |
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Hirschmanniella gracilis |
rice root nematode |
D |
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Hirschmanniella oryzae |
rice root nematode |
A |
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Hoplolaimus spp. |
lance nematode |
D |
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Longidorus africanus |
no common name |
C |
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Longidorus spp. |
needle nematode |
D |
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Meloidogyne chitwoodi |
Columbia root-knot nematode |
B |
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Meloidogyne graminis |
root-knot nematode |
C |
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Meloidogyne naasi |
barley root-knot nematode |
B |
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Meloidogyne spp. |
root-knot nematode |
C |
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Merlinius brevidens |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Merlinius conicus |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Merlinius grandis |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Merlinius superbus |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Nacobbus aberrans |
sugar beet false root-knot nematode |
A |
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Nacobbus dorsalis |
false root-knot nematode |
C |
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Nothocriconema mutabile |
ring nematode |
D |
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Nothocriconema permistum |
ring nematode |
D |
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Paralongidorus microlaimus |
needle nematode |
C |
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Pararotylenchus sp. |
spiral nematode |
D |
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Paratrichodorus allius |
stubby-root nematode |
D |
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Paratrichodorus minor |
Christie's stubby-root nematode |
D |
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Paratrichodorus porosus |
stubby-root nematode |
D |
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Paratrichodorus renifer |
stubby-root nematode |
D |
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Paratylenchus spp. |
pin nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus alleni |
lesion nematode |
Q |
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Pratylenchus brachyurus |
smooth-headed lesion nematode |
C |
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Pratylenchus coffeae |
coffee lesion nematode |
C |
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Pratylenchus convallariae |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus crenatus |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus flakkensis |
lesion nematode |
Q |
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Pratylenchus goodeyi |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus hexincisus |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus minyus |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus neglectus |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus penetrans |
Cobb's lesion nematode |
C |
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Pratylenchus pratensis |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus scribneri |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus thornei |
lesion nematode |
D |
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Pratylenchus vulnus |
walnut lesion nematode |
C |
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Pratylenchus zeae |
corn lesion nematode |
C |
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Quinisulcius acutus |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Quinisulcius capitatus |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Radopholus similis |
burrowing nematode |
A |
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Rotylenchulus parvus |
no common name known |
C |
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Rotylenchulus reniformis |
reniform nematode |
A |
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Rotylenchus spp. |
spiral nematode |
D |
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Sarisodera hydrophylla |
no common name known |
D |
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Scutellonema spp. |
spiral nematode |
D |
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Trichodorus spp. |
stubby-root nematode |
D |
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Tylenchorhynchus spp. |
stunt nematode |
D |
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Tylenchulus semipenetrans |
citrus nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema americanum |
American dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema bakeri |
dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema brasiliense |
dagger nematode |
Q |
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Xiphinema brevicolle |
dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema chambersi |
Chamber's dagger nematode |
Q |
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Xiphinema coxi |
dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema diversicaudatum |
European dagger nematode |
A |
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Xiphinema index |
California dagger nematode |
B |
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Xiphinema insigne |
dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema setariae |
dagger nematode |
Q |
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Xiphinema vuittenezi |
dagger nematode |
C |
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Xiphinema vulgarae |
dagger nematode |
Q |