Rev 11/19/2019
Synonyms:
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
D-rated pest in California Nematode Pest Rating System.
Amsinckia (fiddleneck).
The following are listed as hosts in various literature sources:
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Causes leaf galls and distortion, reduces photosynthetic efficiency and plant vigor; renders infected plants less competitive as weeds (Dan Pantone investigated this nematode as a potential biocontrol agent).
Chizhov, V.N. & Subbotin, S.A. 1985. [Revision of the nematode from the subfamily Anguininae (Nematoda, Tylenchida) on the basis of their biological characteristics]. Zoologichesky Zhurnal 64: 1476- 1486 (in Russian).
Cid del Prado Vera, I., Chizhov, V.N., Subbotin, S.A. 2018. Molecular characterisation of gall-forming nematodes, MesoMesoanguina amsinckiae and Mesoanguina danthoniae (Anguinidae: Tylenchida) from California, USA . Russian Journal of Nematology 26:109-113.