A Predacious Soil Turbellarian That Feeds On Free-Living and Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Author: Sayre R.M.   Powers E.M.  

Publisher: Brill

ISSN: 1875-2926

Source: Nematologica, Vol.12, Iss.4, 1966-01, pp. : 619-629

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Abstract

A small soil rhabdocoel of the class Turbellaria was found preying on Meloidogyne incognita larvae. The rhabdocoels were successfully reared through several generations using larvae of root-knot nematode, and larvae and adults of Panagrellus redivivus. The biology of the flatworm was studied, and its role as a possible biological control agent of plant nematode diseases was investigated.