Abstract
Trichodorid species, in general, are root ectoparasites, usually aggregating at the root tip. They possess a long stylet, called an onchiostyle, with which they pierce plant cells. They feed by repeated thrusts of the onchiostyle into epidermal cells and, root hairs, with a preference for the meristemic tissue near the tip of the growing root.
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Decraemer, W. (1995). Introduction. In: The Family Trichodoridae: Stubby Root and Virus Vector Nematodes. Developments in Plant Pathology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8482-1_1
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