Aphelenchoides saprophilus Franklin, 1957

Sánchez-Monge, Alcides, Flores, Lorena, Salazar, Luis, Hockland, Sue & Bert, Wim, 2015, An updated list of the plants associated with plant-parasitic Aphelenchoides (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) and its implications for plant-parasitism within this genus, Zootaxa 4013 (2), pp. 207-224 : 212

Aphelenchoides saprophilus Franklin, 1957

A. saprophilus was described as being commonly found in rotting plant tissues ( Franklin 1957) and has been found parasitizing garlic ( Allium sativum L., Amaryllidaceae ) on which it could be an important pest ( Singh et al. 2013). This nematode was intercepted from Aralia sp. ( Araliaceae Juss. ) at ports in Canada ( Sewell 1977) and from Festuca vaginata Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. clumps ( Poaceae ) ( Krnjaic & Krnjaic 1976) but a parasitic relationship with these plant species needs to be confirmed.