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Catenaria anguillulae · biocontrol · vermiform nematodes

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Catenaria anguillulae, which attack vermiform nematodes”
Authors
Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
Year
2024
Publication
CAB International
Page
456

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Catenaria anguillulae is a well-documented chytrid-like zoosporic fungus parasitizing vermiform nematodes via motile zoospores; mechanism and classification are biologically consistent.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Catenaria anguillulae is a well-documented chytrid-like zoosporic fungus (Chytridiomycota/Blastocladiomycota) that parasitizes nematodes via flagellate zoospores; mechanism and classification are consistent with literature.”

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