Aglenchus agricola

Aglenchus agricola	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae
          Atylenchinae

Aglenchus agricola (de Man, 1884) Andrassy, 1954

Synonyms

Tylenchus agricola de Man, 1884
Tylenchus paragricola Paetzold, 1958

Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle finely striated
Lateral field with 3or 4 incisures
Head not offset, rounded, not striated
Stylet short 10-13µm
Median bulb oval, terminal bulb pyriform
Female gonad monodelphic, prodelphic, outstretched
No postvulval sac
Vulva with distinct lateral flaps
Male with single outstretched testis
Simple gubernaculum, adanal caudal alae (bursa), striated
Tail very long in females (1.6-2.4 vulva-anus distance) a little shorter in males.

Ref: Andrassy, 2007

Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Atylenchinae).

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Workld-wide distribution in terrestrial, aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I.. 2007. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, II.Hungarian Natural History Museum. 496p.

Yeates, G.W., Bongers, T., Goede, R.G.M. de, Freckman, D.W., Georgieva, S.S. (1993a), Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera - an outline for soil ecologists, Journal of Nematology, 25 (3): 315-331