Marais, M.Swart, A.Schoeman, A.S.Tiedt, L.R.2014-05-082014-05-082013Marais, M., Swart, A., Schoeman, A.S. & Tiedt, L.R., 2013, ‘Die genus Helicotylenchus in die grasveld bioom van Suid-Afrika’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 32(1), Art. #843, 1 page. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/satnt.v32i1.8430254-3486 (print)2222-4173 (online)10.4102/satnt.v32i1.843http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39727This paper was initially delivered at the Annual Congress of the Biological Sciences Division of the South African Academy for Science and Art, ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Roodeplaat, Pretoria, South Africa on 01 October 2010.The genus Helicotylenchus is widespread in South Africa with 25 of the 33 Helicotylenchus species in the grassland biome. With 23 species reported from uncultivated areas, 14 species from crop plants and 10 species from the grasses grown on sports fields, Helicotylenchus is ideally suited for a study on the impact of cultivation on nematode diversity.Afrikaans© 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Grasveld bioomSuid-AfrikaHelicotylenchusGrassland biomeSouth AfricaGrasslands -- South AfricaNematodesHoplolaimidaeArticle