Cactodera acnidae

Cactodera acnidae	Contents	Rev 10/05/2023
Water Hemp Cyst Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Punctoderinae

Cactodera acnidae (Schuster and Brezina, 1979) Wouts, 1985

Synonyms:
Heterodera acnidae

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Cyst stage present;
Lemon-shaped, circumfenestrate; protruding necj and vulva
Bullae absent
Eggs without punctations or tubercles.

Male:

Characteristic morphology of genus
Body twisted.

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

Distribution:

Described from roots of water hemp, Acnida altissima, in soybean fields in Platte Valley, Nebraska, USA.

Hosts:

Acnida altissima

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Life Cycle:

Two or more generations per year in Nebraske, USA.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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

Management:

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

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

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