Globodera agulhasensis

Globodera agulhasensis	Contents	Rev 11/21/2019
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	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Heteroderidae Punctoderinae
Globodera agulhasensis Knoetze, Swart, Wentzel & Tiedt, 2017

A representative of the non-solanaceous clade of Globodera spp.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

Round cyst nematodes

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:

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Distribution:

Described from the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Sedentary semi-endoparasite of roots

Feeding site and feeding patterns typical of genus Globodera.

Nurse cell system is a multinucleate syncytium.

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Hosts:

Type host is Senecio burchellii (Asteraceae).

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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:

Knoetze, R. A. Swart, R. Wentzel and L.R. Tiedt. 2017. Description of Globodera agulhasensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from South Africa. Nematology 19:305-322.

Globodera agulhasensis

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: November 21, 2019.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 21, 2019.