Cactodera amaranthi

Cactodera amaranthi	Contents	Rev 10/05/2023
Amaranth Cyst Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Punctoderinae

Cactodera amaranthi (Stoyanov, 1972) Krall & Krall, 1978

Synonyms:
Heterodera amaranthi

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Lemon-sheped cyst stage present with protruding neck and vulval cone; circumfenestrate;
Vulval denticles present but no bullae
Anus without fenestra
Eggs without punctations or tubercules.

Male: Body twisted.

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

Distribution:

Reported form amaranth in Sanford, Florida and described on roots of Amaranthus viridis collected in Havana, Cuba

Hosts:

Amaranthus viridis L.

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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