''Schistonchus'' is a genus of plant-parasitic nematodes in the family
Aphelenchoididae
Aphelenchoididae is a nematode family in the order Aphelenchida.
List of genera
Subfamily Anomyctinae
* Genus '' Anomyctus''
Subfamily Aphelenchoidinae''
* Genus '' Aphelenchoides''
* Genus '' Ficophagus''
* Genus '' Laimaphelenchus''
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''
Schistonchus laevigatus'' and ''
Schistonchus aureus'' are plant-parasitic nematodes associated with the pollinator ''
Pegoscapus assuetus'' and ''
Pegoscapus mexicanus'' respectively and syconia of ''
Ficus citrifolia
''Ficus citrifolia'', also known as the shortleaf fig, giant bearded fig, Jagüey, wild banyantree and Wimba tree, is a species of banyan native to southern Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America south to Par ...
'' and ''
Ficus aurea'' respectively.
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Schistonchus caprifici
''Schistonchus caprifici'' is a plant parasitic nematode in the genus ''Schistonchus'' parasitizing the caprifig (''Ficus carica sylvestris''). It is found in Spain and Italy.
''Blastophaga psenes'' is the vector of the nematode bringing it to t ...
'' is a nematode associated with the fig pollinator ''
Blastophaga psenes'', and its cleptoparasite ''
Philotrypesis caricae''.
''
Schistonchus macrophylla'' and ''
Schistonchus altermacrophylla'' are associated with the pollinator ''
Pleistodontes froggatti'' of ''
Ficus macrophylla
''Ficus macrophylla'', commonly known as the Moreton Bay fig or Australian banyan, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the family Moraceae native to eastern Australia, from the Wide Bay–Burnett region in the north to the Illawarra in New So ...
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References
External links
PESI
Aphelenchoididae
Secernentea genera
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