Dolichodorus profundus

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Classification:

Rhabditida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Dolichodoridae
Dolichodorinae

Dolichodorus profundus Luc, 1960

Synonyms:
None.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Median bulb well-developed.

Excretory pore level with center of median bulb

Basal esophageal bulb elongate-pyriform. Not overlapping intestine. .

Ovaries paired, outstretched, spermathecae present.

Tail tapering abruptly then elongate conoid.

Male: Similar to female.

Spicules and gubernaculum slightly arcuate.

Males have unique caudal alae, well-developed. Tail tip not bifurcate.

Dolichodorus profundus A: anterior portion of female; B: head; C: lateral field anterior to vulva; D: female tail: E: male tail; F: head region of Dolichodorus heterocephalus for comparison with B.
Source: Luc, 1960

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Distribution:

Recorded from soil around roots of cocnut palms, Cocos nucifera, in Togo, West Africa. Encountered at depths of 100-120 cm below the soil surface, close to the water table. By comparison, other species of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with the roots were mainly in the upper 50 cm of soil.

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