Criconemoides morgensis

 

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Classification:

Tylenchida
      Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Criconematinae

Criconemoides morgensis  (Hofmanner in Hofmanner & Menzel, 1914) Taylor, 1936

Synonyms:

Criconema morgense Hoffmaner in Hoffmaner & Menzel, 1914

Hoplolaimus morgensis (Hoffmaner in Hoffmaner & Menzel, 1914) Menzel, 1917

Criconemoides pseudohercyniensis De Grisse & Koen, 1964

Macroposthonia pseudohercyniensis (De Grisse & Koen, 1964) De Grisse & Loof, 1965

Neocriconema pseudohercyniensis (De Grisse & Koen, 1964) Diab & Jenkins, 1965

Mesocriconema pseudohercyniensis (De Grisse & Koen, 1964) Andrassy, 1965

Macroposthonia taylori De Grisse & Koen, 1965

Criconemoides taylori De Grisse & Koen, 1965 Siddiqi, 1986

Source: Andrassy, 2007

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Male:

  • Very finely striated
  • Spicules long, curved, 37-40 um
  • Brursa low, extending almost to tail terminus
  • Tail elongate-conoid



    Ref: Andrassy, 2007

Fenale:

  • Body length 0.52-0.65 mm
  • 102-115 body annules with fine serrations at edges
  • Small sublateral lobes present on head
  • Stylet robust, length 80-90 um, around 25 annule widths long.
  • Excretory pore on 28-33 annules from head.
  • Vulva closed, 9-12 annules from tail teminus
  • Anus indistinct, 5-7 annules from tail terminus
  • Tail conoid-rounded
   

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

 

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Distribution:

Moist environments throughout Europe.

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pests in California.

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite.

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Hosts:

Hosts:

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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:

Andrassy, I. 2007. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary II. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.  496 p.

Yeates, G.W., Bongers, T., Goede, R.G.M. de, Freckman, D.W., Georgieva, S.S. (1993a), Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera - an outline for soil ecologists, Journal of Nematology, 25 (3): 315-331.

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 06, 2021.