Pratylenchus thornei

Thorne's meadow nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Subclass:	Diplogasteria
Order:	Tylenchida
Superfamily:	Tylenchoidea
Family:	Pratylenchidae
Subfamily:	Pratylenchinae
Genus:	Pratylenchus
Species:	P. thornei
Binomial name
	Pratylenchus thornei; Sher & Allen, 1953

Thorne's meadow nematode (Thorne's root-lesion nematode; Pratylenchus thornei) is a plant pathogenic nematode.[1]^: 276

Hosts

Hosts include Aegilops geniculata (ovate goatgrass) and Triticum aestivum (cultivated wheat).[1]^: 276

Aegilops geniculata enjoys moderate resistance to this nematode.[1]^: 276 Ae. geniculata is thus used as a wild source of resistance for introgression into cultivated wheat.[1]^: 276

Ciancio, A.; Mukerji, K. (2008). Integrated Management and Biocontrol of Vegetable and Grain Crops Nematodes. Integrated Management of Plant Pests and Diseases. Vol. 2. Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. pp. xx+356. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6063-2. ISBN 978-1-4020-6063-2. ISBN 978-1-4020-6062-5.

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