Globodera zelandica

Globodera zelandica	Contents	Rev 10/31/2023
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Classification:

Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Heteroderidae Punctoderinae
Globodera zelandica Wouts, 1984

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

Round cyst nematodes
Cysts circumfenestrate and abullate

Males:

Vermiform; body twisted into a C or S shape.
Tail short, hemispherical.

Second-stage juveniles:

Molecular Diagnosis:

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

Distribution:

Described from Fuschia excrorticate in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the few Globodera species to parasitize a woody plant.

Feeding:

Sedentary semi-endoparasite of roots

Feeding site and feeding patterns typical of genus Globodera.

Nurse cell system is a multinucleate syncytium.

Hosts:

For an extensive host range list for this species, click

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

Management:

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

For plants reported to have some level of resistance to this species, click

Subbotin, S.A., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Baldwin, J.G. 2010. Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematode: Heteroderinae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 8A , D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 351p