| Genus name | Species name | English Name | Deutscher Name | Nom français | Nome italiano | Hosts (Examples): | Occurrence (Examples) |
| Aphelenchoides | fragariae | Strawberry nematode | Erdbeer-Blattälchen | Nématode du fraisier et des fougères | Nema dell'arricciamento primaverile della fragola | Strawberry | common |
| Aphelenchoides | ritzema-bosi | Chrysanthemum leaf nematode | Chrysanthemen-Blattälchen | Nématode du chrysanthème | Nema delle foglie del crisantemo | Strawberrry, Chrysanthemum | |
| Criconemella | xenoplax | Ring nematode | Ring-Nematode | Criconemella de la vigne | Nema ad anello della vite | Grape vine | common |
| Ditylenchus | destructor | Potato rot nematode | Kartoffel Krätze-Nematode | Nématode de la pourriture du tubercule | Nema del marciume della patata | Potato | rare |
| Ditylenchus | dipsaci | Strawberry stem nematode | Stängel-Nematode der Erdbeere | Nématode des tiges du fraisier | Nema dello stelo della fragola | Strawberry | Seeland |
| Ditylenchus | dipsaci | Tobacco stem nematode | Stängel-Nematode des Tabaks | Nématode des tiges du tabac | Nema dello stelo del tabacco | Tobacco, Faba beans | Eastern Switzerland |
| Ditylenchus | dipsaci "Potato" | Potato tuber nematode | Kartoffel Krätze-Nematode | Nématode de la pourriture du tubercule | Nema del marciume della patata | potato | rare |
| Ditylenchus | dipsaci "Red clover" | Clover stem nematode | Stängel-Nematode des Rotklees | Nématode des tiges du trèfle rouge | Nema dello stelo del trifoglio rosso | Red and white clover | common in some places |
| Ditylenchus | dipsaci "Beet" | Beet stem or top nematode | Rübenkopf- Nematode | Nématode du collet de la betterave | Nema della barbietola di zucchero | Sugar beet | common in some places |
| Ditylenchus | myceliophagus | Mushroom spawn nematode | Champignon Nematode | Nématode des champignons | Nema del micelio dei funghi | mushrooms | |
| Globodera | achilleae | Jugoslav. yarrow cyst nematode | jugsoslav. Schafgarbenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes de l'achillée | Nema cistiforme del millefoglio | Yarrow | Münstertal GR |
| Globodera | millefolii | Estonian yarrow cyst nematode | estnischer Schafgarbenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes de l'achillée | Nema cistiforme del millefoglio | Yarrow | Wallis VS |
| Globodera | pallida | White potato cyst nematode | Weisser Kartoffelzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes blancs de la pomme de terre | Nema cistiforme bianco della patata | Potato | Samnaun GR, Kt. Bern, Tessin |
| Globodera | rostochiensis | Golden nematode, PCN, Potato Cyst nematode | Gelber Kartoffelzysten-Nematode | Nématode doré de la pomme de terre | Nema cistiforme dorato della patata | Potato | Seeland, Bergtäler |
| Helicotylenchus | spp. | Spiral nematode | Spiral-Nematode | Nématode spiral | Nema spiriforme | grass- clover mixtures | common |
| Heterodera | avenae | Cereal cyst nematode | Haferzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes des céréales | Nema cistiforme dei cereali | Small grains, corn | lighter soils |
| Heterodera | carotae | Carrot cyst nematode | Karotten- oder Möhrenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes de la carotte | Nema cistiforme della carota | Carrots | Wallis, Luzern, Seeland |
| Heterodera | cruciferae | Cabbage cyst nematode | Kohlzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes du choux | Nema cistiforme del cavolo | Crucifers | Seeland |
| Heterodera | humuli | Hop cyst nematode | Hopfenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes du houblon | Nema cistiforme del luppolo | Hops | Stammheim ZH |
| Heterodera | schachtii | Beet cyst nematode | Rübenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes des betteraves | Nema cistiforme della barbietola da zucchero | Beets, spinach, crucifers | Seeland, Thurgau |
| Heterodera | trifolii | Clover cyst nematode | Kleezysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes du trèfle | Nema cistiforme del trifoglio | Clovers | rare |
| Heterodera | trifolii var. betae | Yellow beet cyst nematode | Gelber Rübenzysten-Nematode | Nématode à kystes jaune des betteraves | Nema cistiforme giallo della barbietola | Sugar beets | Seeland, rare ? |
| Longidorus | arthensis | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Cherries | Central Switzerland |
| Longidorus | brevicolle | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Grapevine | |
| Longidorus | caespiticola | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Grapevine | |
| Longidorus | elongatus | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Grasses in orchards | Northwestern Switzerland |
| Longidorus | juvenilis | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Grapevine | |
| Longidorus | macrosoma | Needle nematode | Nadel-Nematode | Nématode "aiguille" | Nema lanciforme | Cherry, grapevine | Northwestern Switzerland, Wallis |
| Meloidogyne | arenaria | Peanut root-knot nematode | Wurzelgallen-Nematode | Nématode cécidogène des arachides | Nema galligeno delle radici dell' arachide | Tomato (Greenhouses) | Tessin |
| Meloidogyne | hapla | Northern Root-knot nematode | Wurzelgallen-Nematode | Nématode cécidogène | Nema galligeno delle radici del settentrione | Lettuce, onions, strawberry | Seeland, Rheintal |
| Meloidogyne | incognita | Southern root-knot nematode | Wurzelgallen-Nematode | Nématode cécidogène des | Nema galligeno delle radici del sud | Cucumber, tomato | Greenhouses |
| Meloidogyne | naasi | Barley root-knot nematode | Wurzelgallen-Nematode | Nématode cécidogène des céréales | Nema galligeno delle radici die cereali | Barley wheat, grasses | Western Switzerland, Koblenz AG |
| Paratrichodorus | pachyderemus | Stubby root nematode | Stoppelwurzel-Nematode | Nématode des racines tronquées | Nema tronca-radici | Potato | Western Switzerland |
| Paratrichodorus | teres | Stubby root nematode | Stoppelwurzel-Nematode | Nématode des racines tronquées | Nema tronca-radici | Potato | Western Switzerland |
| Paratylenchus | hamatus | Pin nematode | Stecknadel-Nematode | Nématode "épingle" | Nema spilliforme della carota | Carrot | Wallis |
| Pratylenchus | crenatus | Lesion nematode | Läsions-Nematode | Nématode des lésions de racines | Nema delle lesioni radicali | Cereals, peas | common |
| Pratylenchus | neglectus | California root lesion nematode | Läsions-Nematode | Nématode des lésions de racines | Nema delle lesioni radicali della California | Corn, runner beans | Aargau |
| Pratylenchus | penetrans | Cobb's meadow nematode | Läsions-Nematode | Nématode des lésions de racines | Nema delle lesioni radicali di Cobb | Carrots, strawberries | Thurgau |
| Pratylenchus | thornei | Thorne's root lesion nematode | Läsions-Nematode | Nématode des lésions de racines | Nema delle lesioni radicali di Thorne | Cereals, corn | common |
| Pratylenchus | vulnus | Walnut root-lesion nematode | Läsions-Nematode an Rosen, Obstbäumen | Nématode des lésions de racines | Nema delle lesioni radicali del noce | Roses, pome fruits | |
| Punctodera | punctata | Grass cyst nematode | Gräserzysten-Nematode | Nématode a kystes des graminées | Nema cistiforme dei graminei | Meadows, Lawns | common |
| Rotylenchus | buxophilus | Boxwood spiral nematode | Buchsbaum-Spiralälchen | Nématode du buis | Nema a spirale di busso | Boxwood | rare |
| Trichodorus | cylindricus | Stubby root nematode | Stoppelwurzel-Nematode | Nématode des racines tronquées | Nema tronca-radici | Potato | Freiburg |
| Trichodorus | similis | Stubby root nematode | Stoppelwurzel-Nematode | Nématode des racines tronquées | Nema tronca-radici | Potato | Freiburg |
| Trichodorus | viruliferus | Stubby root nematode | Stoppelwurzel-Nematode | Nématode des racines tronquées | Nema tronca-radici | Potato | Freiburg |
| Tylenchorhynchus | dubius | Stunt nematode | Staucher-Nematode | Nématode "stylet", Nématode du rabougrissement. | Nema a stiletto del arresto vegetativo | Wheat | common |
| Tylenchorhynchus | maximus | Stunt nematode | Staucher-Nematode | Nématode "stylet", Nématode du rabougrissement. | Nema a stiletto del arresto vegetativo | Wheat | common |
| Xiphinema | diversicaudatum | European dagger nematode | Stilett-Nematode | Nématode "dague" européen | Nema daghiforme europeo | Strawberry | Western Plateau |
| Xiphinema | index | California dagger nematode | Stilett-Nematode | Nématode "dague" californien | Nema daghiforme della California | Grapevine | Western Switzerland, Rheinau |
| Xiphinema | mediterraneum | Dagger nematode | Stilett-Nematode | Nématode "dague" | Nema daghiforme | Grapevine | Wallis |
| Xiphinema | vuittenezi | Dagger nematode | Stilett-Nematode | Nématode "dague" | Nema daghiforme | Grapevine | Wallis |
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Anon. 2000. Verzeichnis
der Pflanzenbehandlungsmittel, EDMZ, Bern.
Bernard. E.C. 1987. Proposed Common Names. SON Nematology Newsletter Vol 33(3): 21-23
Bernard. E.C. 1996. Common Names for Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. In: Dickson, D.W. et al. (Eds.) Journal of Nematology Author's Publication Handbook and Style Manual pp. 40-44.
Caveness, F.E. 1974. Glossary of Nematological Terms. Yaba, Nigeria: Pacific Printers. 70 pp 2nd Ed., IITA, Ibadan.
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Hirling, W. 1979. Deutsche Namen pflanzenparasitärer Nematoden. Gesunde Pflanzen 31 :50-53
Miller, P.R. and Pollard, H.L. 1977. Multilingual Compendium of Plant Diseases. Vol. 2 Viruses and Nematodes. American Phytopath . Soc . St. Paul. 434p.
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The given common names are not all satisfactory,
but they may be used until better ones are found.
In extension work common names are often preferrable
to the scientific Latin names.
Please send Additions and Corrections to C. H.
Hogger
Updated 19. 3. 2001
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