Cryphodera kalesari

Cryphodera kalesari	Contents	Rev 11/19/2019
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidoderinae

           Cryphodera kalesari Bajaj, Walla, Dabur & Bhatti, 1989

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female: No cyst stage.

Body globose, with projecting neck; no terminal cone.

Cuticle thick, annulated on whole body, except the vulval-anal area.

Vulva terminal; vulval lips nearly flush with body contour to slightly protruded.

Anus at some distance from vulva.

Eggs retained in body.

Male:

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

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Distribution:

Reported as widespread in natural forests of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh states of India.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Feeds at a single uninucleate giant cell induced in the stele of the tree Terminalia tomentosa which has medicinal and pharmacological properties (Bajaj and Walla, 2000).