Campbellenchus filicauda

  

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Classification:

  • Chromadorea
           Rhabditida
           Tylenchina
    •    Tylenchoidea 
        Tylenchidae 
         Tylodorinae
    Campbellenchus filicauda  Wouts, 1977
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    Morphology and Anatomy:

     

     
    • General characteristics very similar to those of C. poae..
    • Body length >1mm, longer than that of C. poae..
    • Amphids with small to medium-sized, radial, slit-shaped opening
    • Stylet more about 35 um long, slender. Longer than that of C. poae.
    • Vulva slightly posterior to mid body.
    • Prodelphic ovary usually with double reflex, distal end occasionally reaching esophageal region.
    • Lateral field obscured by longitudinal striae.
    • Cuticle with pronounced annulation behind lip region;  tesselate where they meet longitudinal striae.
    • Deirid distinct.
    • Tail filiform gradually tapering to about 2 anal body widths posterior to anus, then long and filiform more posterior..

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    Refer to subfamily diagnosis (Tylodorinae). 

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

    		  
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    Distribution:

    Described from soil in around native plants on Campbell Island, New Zealand.  Nore limited distribution than C. poae, mainly from the Tucker Valley and usually in mixed populations with C. poae. The vegetation is described as predominantly tussock grassland, tundra, scrub and dwarf forest (source: Wikipedia).

     

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    Economic Importance:

     

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    Feeding:

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

     

     

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    Hosts:

     

     

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    Life Cycle:

    Ecophysiological Parameters:

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    Damage:

     

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    Management:

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

     

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    References:

    Wouts, W.M. 1977. Campbellenchinae (Nematoda: Tylodoridae), a new subfamily from campbell Island, with a description of two new species. New Zealand J. Zoology 4:213-216.

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    Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
    Revised: December 20, 2024.