Hirschmanniella gracilis

 

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Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle

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Classification:

        Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae
           Hirschmanniella gracilis (De Man, 1880) Luc & Goodey, 1964

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

Males:

Juveniles:

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

 

 

 
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Distribution:

In a study of 32 Polish lakes, this species was found in roots and rhizomes in three species of aquatic weeds of the genus Potamogeton (Prejs, 1986).

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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:

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

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References:

Prejs, K. 1986. Occurrence of stylet-bearing nematodes associated with aquatic vascular plants. Ekologia Polska 34:185-192.

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 10, 2019.