Dolichodorus mediterraneus

Dolichodorus mediterraneus	Contents	Rev 12/10/2019
Awl Nematode	Classification	Hosts
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Classification:

Rhabditida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Dolichodoridae
Dolichodorinae

Dolichodorus mediterraneus Jimenez Guirado, Murillo Navarro, Libanas, Landa & Castillo 2007

Synonyms:
None.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Median bulb well-developed.

Excretory pore at level of anterior of isthmus

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

Ovaries paired, outstretched, spermathecae present.

Tail narrowing abruptly then elongate conoid.

Male: Similar to female.

Spicules slightly arcuate, gubernaculum with distal reflexed hook.

Males have unique caudal alae, well-developed. Tail tip bifurcate.

Photographs from Jimenez Guirado et al., 2007

Source: Jimenez Guirado et al., 2007

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

Distribution:

Recorded from sandy soil around roots of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) from Hato Raton, Aznalcazar (Seville), southern Spain

Feeding:

Ectoparasite mainly at root tip; nematode has long stylet.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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Jimenez Guirado, D., Murillo Navarro, J.M., Liebanas, G., Landa, B.B., Castillo, P. 2007. Morphological and molecular characterization of a new awl nematode, Dolichodorus mediterraneus sp. n. (Nematoda: Dolichodoridae) from Spain. Nematology 9:189-199.