Macrotrophurus arbusticola

  

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae
          Dolichodoridae

           Macrotrophurus arbusticola Loof, 1958

    Synonyms:
      None.
Type and only species: Macrotrophurus arbusticola
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • Cephalic framework weak, lip region not offset.
  • Cuticle with delicate striae.
  • Lateral field with 4-6 incisures.
  • Slit-like amphid apertures.
  • Stylet long to very long - 92-119 µm.
  • Female reproductive system with oval spermatheca, in line.
  • Tail broadly rounded.
  • Phasmids large, near middle of tail.

Males:

[Geraert & Raski, Rev. Nematol. 10(2):143-161 (1987); Geraert, 2011.]
 

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

 

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:
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Hosts:

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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

Geraert & Raski, 1987 Rev. Nematol. 10:143-161 

Geraert, E. 2011.  The Dolichodoridae of the World.  Academia Press, Gent 520p

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 11, 2019.