Heterodera
Heterodera is a genus of nematodes in the family Heteroderidae. Members of the genus are obligate parasites and different species attack different crops, often causing great economic damage. The genus is unique among nematode genera because of the ability of the female to transform into a tough, brown, cyst which protects the eggs which have been formed within her body. The name heterodera "refers to the different 'skins' of female and cyst."Diversity
The following is a list of taxa in the genus Heterodera:
- Heterodera amygdali
- Heterodera arenaria
- Heterodera aucklandica
- Heterodera avenae
- Heterodera bergeniae
- Heterodera bifenestra
- Heterodera cacti
- Heterodera cajani
- Heterodera canadensis
- Heterodera cardiolata
- Heterodera carotae
- Heterodera ciceri
- Heterodera cruciferae
- Heterodera delvii
- Heterodera elachista
- Heterodera filipjevi
- Heterodera gambiensis
- Heterodera glycines, Soybean cyst nematode
- Heterodera goettingiana
- Heterodera hordecalis
- Heterodera humuli
- Heterodera latipons
- Heterodera longicaudata
- Heterodera medicaginis, Alfalfa cyst nematode
- Heterodera oryzae
- Heterodera oryzicola
- Heterodera rosii
- Heterodera sacchari
- Heterodera schachtii
- Heterodera tabacum
- Heterodera trifolii
- Heterodera ustinovi
- Heterodera zeae, Corn cyst nematode
