[1] Like other stubby-root nematodes, this species is microscopic,[1] reaching up to 0.71 millimeters in length.

[2] It injects saliva, which hardens into a hollow tube, and it uses this like a drinking straw to withdraw the contents of the plant cells.

A potato tuber with corky ringspot has large brown rings on its surface and discolored spots inside.

[1] The nematode has been observed in over 100 plant hosts, including turfgrasses such as St. Augustine grass and bermudagrass, vegetables such as cabbage and tomato, and other crops such as corn, sorghum, sugarcane, peanut, and soybean.

[2] Most individuals of the species are female and they reproduce by parthenogenesis, producing offspring without fertilization.