{{Short description|Species of nematode worm}} <!-- There is not an upper level in the taxonomy tree of articles linked to this article --> {{Italic title}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Merlinius brevidens'' | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Nematoda | classis = Secernentea | ordo = Tylenchida | familia = Belonolaimidae | subfamilia = Telotylenchinae | genus = ''Merlinius'' | species = '''''M. brevidens''''' | binomial = ''Merlinius brevidens'' | binomial_authority = (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, (1970) | synonyms = ''Tylenchorhynchus brevidens'' <br> ''Geocenamus brevidens'' }}
'''''Merlinius brevidens''''' is a plant pathogenic nematode infecting barley and sorghum.
== See also == * List of barley diseases * List of sorghum diseases
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== External links == * [http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/Nemaplex/Taxadata/G078s1.htm Nemaplex, University of California - Merlinius brevidens]
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Category:Tylenchida Category:Barley diseases Category:Sorghum diseases Category:Agricultural pest nematodes
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