Helicotylenchus dihystera

Steiner's spiral nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Subclass:	Diplogasteria
Order:	Tylenchida
Superfamily:	Tylenchoidea
Family:	Hoplolaimidae
Subfamily:	Hoplolaiminae
Genus:	Helicotylenchus
Species:	H. dihystera
Binomial name
Helicotylenchus dihystera (Cobb, 1893) Sher, 1961
Synonyms
Tylenchus dihystera Tylenchus olaae Tylenchus spiralis Aphelenchus dubius var. peruensis Helicotylenchus nannus Helicotylenchus crenatus Helicotylenchus punicae

Helicotylenchus dihystera (Steiner's spiral nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode. It is known to inhabit sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, peanut, millet, sorghum, banana and forest trees.

See also

• Sodium azide - used for agricultural control of Helicotylenchus dihystera

External links

• Nemaplex, University of California - Helicotylenchus dihystera