Induces elongate reddish-brown seed galls (Norton, 1965).
Infective on western wheat grass (Agropyron smithii) but did not
infect nine other grass species (Norton, 1965).
Number of nematodes per gall varied, in some there are equal numbers of
males and females and in others there are more females. The size of
the adult nematodes seemd smaller when there were more in a gall.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Norton, D.C. 1965.
Anguina agropyronifloris n.
sp, infecting florets of Agropyron stnithii. Proc. Helm Soc. Washington
32:118-122.
Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised:
August 03, 2020.