Boleodorus bushehrensis

Boleodorus bushehrensis	Contents	Rev 12/28/2022
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Classification:

Tylenchida; Tylenchina; Tylenchoidea; Tylenchidae; Boleodorinae
: Boleodorus bushehrensis Monemi, Atighi, Abolafia, Pourjam & Pedram, 2022

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Key to the genera of the family Tylenchidae

Females:

Short body, narrowing at extremities
Cuticle with fine striations; 4 lines in lateral field
Head low and continuous with body contour
Stylet knobs sloping poseteriorly.
DEGO < 0.5x stylet length behind stylet knobs
Metacorpus a slight swelling in the esophagus, valve weak or not apparent.
Isthmus grdually expanding into an elongate basal bulb that butts into the intestine.
Excretory pore at mid-level of basal bulb.
Tail is conical, and usually, ventrally curved, forming a hook.

Female:

Monodelphic prodelphic, ovary outstretched
Spermatheca an offset rounded pouch filled with spheroid sperm
Postuterine sac about one vulval body diameter long.

Male:

Rare but functional (based on sperm in spermatheca of female).
Bursa small, adcloacal.
Spicules slender, tylencjoid
Gubernaculum small

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

Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Boleodorinae).

Distribution:

Reported around roots of wheat in southern Iran (Monemi et al., 2022).

Feeding:

Ectoparasites of plant roots, root hairs, algae, etc.

Yeates et al. (1993) described Boleodorus as plant feeders (algal, lichen (algal or fungal component), or moss feeders that feed by piercing), or hyphal feeders.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Relatively slight, small stylets penetrating only thin cell walls.

Management:

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

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References:

Geraert, E. 2008. The Tylenchidae of the World: Identification of the family Tylenchidae (Nematoda). Academia Press, Gent Belgium 540pp.

Monemi, S., Atighi, M.R., Abolafia, J., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M. 2022. Description of Boleodorus bushehrensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Tylenchidae) from Southern Iran, and Observations on a Commonly Known Species. J. Nematology 54: r | DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2022-0004

Yeates, G.W., Bongers, T., Goede, R.G.M. de, Freckman, D.W., Georgieva, S.S. (1993a), Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera - an outline for soil ecologists, Journal of Nematology, 25 (3): 315-331.