Ecphyadophoroides annulatus

Ecphyadophoroides annulatus	Contents	Rev 02/15/2021
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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae

Ecphyadophorinae

Ecphyadophoroides annulatus Corbett, 1964

Type species of tthe genus.

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle with longitudinal ridges which are crossed by transverse striations to form cuticular blocks.
Lateral field with two incisures and a single ridge between them.
Head flattened and slghtly expanded, forming a bottle-shaped anterior profila.
Amphidial apertures are long slits in contour posterior to head.
Stylet with small knobs.

Female:

monodelphic prodelphic
vulva a transverse slitwithout lateral membranes.
Tail elongate conoid to pointed tip.

Male:

Bursal flaps somewhat rectangular and not extending much beyond edges of cloaca
Spicules tylenchoid; cloacal lips foorming a spicular tube.
Gubernaculum simple, linear, fixed.

Ref: Geraert, 2008

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Distribution:

Described from seasonally waterlogged brassland (Fimbristylis sp.) near Zomba Mountain, Malawi.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Unknown. Based on stylet length and esophageal configuration, probably an ectoparasite of epidermal cells and root hair cells and/or of hyphae.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Corbett, D.C.M. 1964. Central African nematodes. 1. Ecphyadophora quadralata n.sp. and two species of Ecphyadophoroides n.gen. (Nematode, Neotylenchidae) Nematologi=ca 10:121-130.

Geraert, E.2008. The Tylenchidae of the World - Identification of the family Tylenchidae (Nematoda). Academia Press, Gent, Belgium 540p.