Heterodera arenaria

 

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Rev 10/16/2023

Marram Grass Cyst Nematode Classification Hosts
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Heteroderinae
         
           Heterodera arenaria Cooper, 1955             
         
A member of the Avenae group of Heterodera  spp.
 
Synonyms = Bidera arenaria (Cooper, 1955) Krall' & Krall', 1978
 
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Morphology and Anatomy:

General Characteristics of the Avenae Group of Heterodera

Cysts lemon-shaped
Bifenestrate
Bullae well-developed
Underbridge absent or present
Vulval slit short
J2 incisures 4
Monocotyledonous hosts

(Handoo and Subbotin, 2018; Subbotin et al., 2018)

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

 

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Distribution:

 
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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

A specialist parasite of pioneer grasses on sand dunes. Many hosts in nature are monocotyledons.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 
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Management:

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

Handoo, Z.A., Subbotin, S.A. 2018. Taxonomy, identification and principal species. Chapter 15 in Perry, R.N. Moens, M., and Jones, J.T.(eds)  Cyst Nematodes. CAB International.

Subbotin, S,A., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Baldwin, J.G. 2010. Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematode: Heteroderinae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 8B, D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 512p

Subbotin, S.A., Toumi, F., Elekcioglu, I.H., Waeyenbridge, L., Maafi, Z.T. 2018. DNA barcoding, phylogeny and phylogeography of the cyst nematode species of the Avenae group from the genus Heterodera (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) Nematology 20:671-702.

 
Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: October 16, 2023.