Dolichodorus kishansinghi

 

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 Classification:  

Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Dolichodoridae
            Dolichodorinae


         Dolichodorus kishansinghi Jairajpuri & Rahmani, 1977.

 

Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Female:

Median bulb well-developed.  

Excretory pore near mid isthmus

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

Ovaries paired, outstretched, spermathecae present.

Tail elongate conoid.    

Male: Similar to female.

Spicules slightly arcuate.

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

 

 


 




Source: Jairajpuri & Rahmani, 1977

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

 
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Distribution:

Recorded from roots of mango, Mangifera indica L., from Aslali, Ahmedabad, Gujarai State, India.

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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:

Jairajpuri, M.S., Rahmani, S.A. 1977. Dolichodorus kishansinghi n. sp.(Nematoda: Dolichodoridae). Indian Journal of Nematology 7:183-185.

 

 

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