Dolichodorus similis		Contents		Rev 11/19/2019
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 Classification:  

Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Dolichodoridae

            Dolichodorinae

         Dolichodorus similis  Golden, 1958.

Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female: Median bulb well-developed.   Basal esophageal bulb elongate-pyriform. Not overlapping intestine. Excretory pore at mid-level of basal bulb, posterior to nerve ring.   Ovaries paired, outstretched, spermathecae present. Tail tapering abruptly then elongate.     Male: Similar to female. Spicules slightly arcuate, gubernaculum straight.. Males have unique caudal alae, well-developed.	Source: Golden, 1958
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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Distribution:

Collected from moist soil around the roots of Sparganium eurycarpum var. greenei (Greene's bur-reed) growing along the edge of the Pajaro river at Watsonville, California.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite mainly at root tip; nematode has long stylet.

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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:

Golden, A.M. 1958. Dolichodorus similis (Dolichodorinae), a new species of plant nematode. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 25:17-20.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 19, 2019.