Cactodera thornei

Cactodera thornei	Contents	Rev 10/07/2023
Thorne's Cyst Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Punctoderinae

Cactodera thornei (Golden & Raski, 1977) Mulvey & Golden, 1983

Synonyms:
Heterodera thornei

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Cyst stage present; lemon-sheped with protruding neck and vulval cone.
Cuticle surface punctate; circumfenestrate, abullate;
Anus distinct
eggs withsmall punctations

Ref: Subbotin et al., 2020

Male:

Body twisted 90 degrees
Lateral fiel with 4 incisuresd
Spicules arcuate with notch at tip
Tail very short, rounded

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

Distribution:

Recorded by Thorne from miner's laettuce, Montia perfoliata, in walnut orchards in San Jose and Santa Clara, California, USA. Also reported from other locations in California, and from China.

Hosts:

Type host: miner's lettuce or winter purslane (Montia perfoliata Howell).

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

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

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References:

Baldwin, J.G., Mundo-Ocampo, M., McClure, M. 1997. Cactodera salina n.sp. From the estuary plant, Salicornia bigelovii, in Sonora, Mexico. J. Nematology 29:465-473.

Evans, K., Rowe, J.A. 1998. Distribution and economic importance. In S.B. Sharma (ed). The Cyst Nematodes. Kluwer

Subbotin, S.A., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Baldwin, J.G. 2010. Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematode: Heteroderinae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 8A , D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 351p