Neobakernema   

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Macroposthoniinae

           Neobakernema Ebsary, 1981                 

    Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Annules retrorse; cuticle covered with a thin additional layer.
  • Labial area with two to three well-separated annules, submedian lobes distinct.
  • Stylet generally greater than 100um long.
  • Vulva open; anterior lip not overlapping and with or without spines.

Male: 

Juveniles:

  • Annuli with or without cuticular ornamentation, but may be irregular or uneven.
  • Often covered with a fine cuticular membrane.

[Ref: Raski and Luc (1987), Geraert (2010).]

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Distribution:

 

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Neobakernema

Ectoparasite of plant roots

 

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Hosts:

 
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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Cordero, M. A. Robert T. Robbins, Allen L. Szalanski. 2012. Taxonomic and Molecular Identification of Neobakernema, Criconema, Hemicriconemoides, Ogma and Xenocriconemella Species (Nematoda: Criconematidae). J. Nematology 44: 427-446.

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World. Identification of the family Criconematidae (Nematoda). Academia Press, 615p.

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata) 10. The superfamily Criconemaroidea Taylor, 1936. Rev. Nemarol. 10:409-444.

 

 

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