Aorolaimus macbethi

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Classification:

       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Hoplolaimidae
          Hoplolaiminae

Aorolaimus macbethi (Sher, 1964) Fortuner 1987

Synonyms:

Peltamigratus macbethi Sher, 1964
Note, Fortuner, 1987 and Baujard et al, 1991, 1994 considered Peltamigratus a junior synonym of Aorolaimus. However, Siddiqi (2000) resurrected Peltamigratu

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Body spiral to C-shaped, medium sized.
Lip region slightly offset or continuous with body, with or without annules and/or longitudinal striae.
Labial framework and stylet medium sized; stylet knobs flattened to indented anteriorly.
Dorsal esophageal gland opening 3 to 10 Âµm from stylet base.
Esophageal glands with three nuclei, overlap intestine dorsally and laterally; intestine symmetrically arranged between the subventral glands.
Two genital branches outstretched, equally developed.
Lateral field with four or fewer incisures.
Tail short, rounded.
Phasmids enlarged to scutella erratically situated on body in lateral field, not opposite each other, anterior to anus level; sometimes one scutellum is anterior to vulva level.

Male:

Caudal alae enveloping tail
Esophageal structures smaller in males than in females

[Ref: Fortuner, (1987).]

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

Distribution:

Aorolaimus macbethi was found in low numbers in the soils of the semi-arid tropics of West Africa up to 80 cm below the surface.

Hosts:

Millet

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Soil temperature, soil moisture and host plants have a significant effect on its multiplication rate.

The nematode is able to enter anhydrobiosis during the dry season and is characterized by a low multiplication rate.

Damage:

Aorolaimus macbethi was slightly pathogenic to millet at low inoculum levels.

Management:

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

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References:

Fortuner, R. 1987. Rev. Nematol. 10:219-232.

Baujard, P., Martiny, B. 1995. Ecology and pathogenicity of the Hoplolaimidae (Nemata) from the sahelian zone of West Africa. 5. Aorolaimus macbethi (Sher, 1964) Fortuner 1987. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 18: 427-433.

Baujard, P., P. Castillo, M. Doucet, B. Martinu., D. Mountport. 1994. Taxonomie studies on the genus Aorolaimus Sher, 1963 (Nemata : Hoplolaimidae). 1. Bibliographie analysis and tentative key to speeies. Fundam. appl. Nernalol.17:103-115

Baujard, P., P. Castillo, M. Doucet, B. Martinu., D. Mountport. A. Ndiaye. 1991. Variabilite intra- et interspecifique des structures cuticulaires externes dans le genre Aorolaimus (Nemata : Hoplolaimidae). Syst. Parasit., 19: 195-213.