PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES OF THE SUBFAMILY TYLENCHINAE ORLEY, 1880 FROM MANIPUR, INDIA
N. MOHILAL *
PARASITOLOGY SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES, MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, CANCHIPUR - 795003
L. BINA *
PARASITOLOGY SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES, MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, CANCHIPUR - 795003
Y. ANANDI *
DEPT. OF ZOOLOGY, THOUBAL COLLEGE, THOUBAL-795 138, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A survey on the plant parasitic montatodes of the sub-family Tylenchinae under the family Trylenchidae in Manipur was conducted. Altogether 8 species of the normatodes under the present sub-family were encountered alsociated with different plant species. The survey revealed Aylenchus maktii Phukan & Sawal, 1980 as the most abundant species and Catlonchus brevir Siddiqui & Khan, 1983 as the last abundant species of nematodesAinder the sub-family.
Keywords: Aglenotus, Caslonchus, Tylenchinae, Nematode