Hirschmanniella caribbeana

 

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Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle

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Classification:

        Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae
           Hirschmanniella caribbeana Van den Berg and Queneherve, 2000

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:
  • Tail terminus has two lateral peg-like projections with a smaller, irregular intermediate projection
  • Low, rounded lip region with five to six annuli
  • Stylet 17-20 µm long, a
  • Lateral fields areolated
  • Intestine not overlapping the rectum
  • Phasmids situated at midtail.

Males:

  • numerous
  • similar to females except for sexual characters

Juveniles:

  • .Tail ends in a single, thin, pointed mucro.

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

 

 

 
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Distribution:

Guadeloupe, French West Indies.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Migratory endoparasite of roots.  Juveniles and adults enter behind the root tip and move in air channels; can also migrate into older roots. 

 

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Hosts:

Mangrove vegetation

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

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References:

Van den Berg E, Queneherve P. 2000. Hirschmanniella caribbeana sp n. and new records of Pratylenchus spp. (Pratylenchidae : Nematoda) from Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Nematology 2: 179-190

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 19, 2019.