Atylenchus decalineatus

  

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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae
          Atylenchinae

           Atylenchus decalineatus Cobb, 1913

The type species of the genus
    Synonyms:

      None.

Type and only species: Atylenchus decalineatus.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Atylenchinae).
  • Two of the ridges represent the two lateral fields
  • Four longitudinal ridges in dorsal and ventral sectors
  • Head not offset, with 4 cephalic setae
  • Stylet as long as procorpus with well-developed knobs

Female:

  • Monodelphic prodelphic with postuterine sac
  • Vulva covwered by a longitudinal flap

Male

  • Rare
  • No bursa
  • Cloacal lips have large hypoptygmata
  • Ref: Geraert (2008)

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

Reported from USA and Germany

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

For an extensive host range list for this species, click
 
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

 

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Damage:

 

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Management:

For plants reported to have some level of resistance to this species, click
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References:

Gereart, E. 2008. The Tylenchidae of the World. Identification of the family Tylenchidae (Nematoda). Academia Press Ghent, Belgium 540p.

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Revised: September 11, 2023.