Cactodera eremica

Cactodera eremica	Contents	Rev 10/05/2023
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	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Punctoderinae

Cactodera eremica Baldwin & Bell, 1985

Synonyms:
None

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Cyst stage present; lemon-shaed, protruding neck and vulval cone
Ccircumfenestrate; no bulae, no vulval denticles.
Eggs covered with very fine tubercles.

Male:

Body twisted. 90 degrees
Lateral filed with 4 incisures

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

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Nurse cell system: A syncytium.

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Hosts:

Spiny Saltbrush (Atriplex confertifolia S. Wats)

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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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