Hirschmanniella spinicaudata

 

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Rev 12/09/2019

Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle

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Economic Importance Damage
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Classification:

        Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae
           Hirschmanniella spinicaudata (Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1944) Luc & Goodey, 1964

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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

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Distribution:

Sher found complexes of several species in collections from rice, including H. spinicaudata and H. belli.  Literature prior to 1968 may deal with mixtures.

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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:

For an extensive host range list for this species, click

 


 
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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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

 

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Damage:

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Management:

In West Africa, H. spinicaudata can reduce rice yields by 20%, and can survive the dry season well in root debris; however, if the fields are flooded between crops, causing the roots to decay, hydrogen sulfide is released and H. spinicaudata survives poorly (research by Fortuner in Senegal). 

But flooding may be difficult to achieve as river flow diminishes during the dry season, making water less available.

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

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

 

 

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References:

 

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 09, 2019.