Abstract
Monacrosporium phymatopagum (DRECHSER) SUBRAMANIAN is a nematode trapping fungus forming sessile adhesive konobs. In the present study, the fungus was found to form infectious hyphae on the corn meal agar medium added with the 2nd stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incoginita. The hyphae were formed more frequently than sessile adhesive knobs. The nematode trap ratio by the former was significantly higher than the latter. The infectious hyphae invaded not only via anus aperture but also via the other parts of nematode body. Nematode body contents were digested and absorbed within 24 hr after being trapped by the infectious hyphae. Jpn. J. Nematol. 30 (1/2): 30-34 (2000).
