Anguina australis

Anguina australis	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Anguinidae

Anguininae

Anguina australis Steiner, 1940

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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

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Distribution:

Described by Steiner after restudying specimens from galls of the grass Ehrharta longiflora originally given to Cobb in Australia.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Induces galls that are oval to round with flattened bases. Distinguished by Steiner as being different from another Anguina described from Australia, A. microlaenae, by the different-shaped galls.

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Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Van den Berg, E. 1986. Anguina guizotiae sp. n. from Ethiopia with a redescription of A. australis Steiner, 1940 (Nematoda: Anguinidae). Phytophylactica 18:11-16.