Neolobocriconema   

 

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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Criconematinae


           Neolobocriconema Mehta & Raski, 1971

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female: 

  • Thick body annuli with fringes of continuous lobed striations; more complex in caudal region.
  • Head is one annulus with forward-directed margins; margins finely serrated or grooved
  • Lip region elevated, dome-shaped, with 4 submedian lobes.
  • Stylet up to 20% or more of body length.
  • Esophagus criconematoid.
  • Vulva a smooth slit, "closed" in most species.
  • Tail with rows of scales with serrated margins.

Male: 

Unknown in most species.

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[Ref: Geraert (2010)]



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References:

Afshar, F.J. E. Pourjam and M. Pedram. 2019. New morphological observations on Neolobocriconema serratum (Khan & Siddiqi, 1963) Mehta & Raski, 1971 (Rhabditida: Criconematidae). Nematology 21:419-434.

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the world: identification of the family Criconematidae (Nematoda). Ghent, Belgium, Academia Press.

Mehta, U.K. & Raski, D.J. 1971. Revision of the genus Criconema Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914 and other related genera (Criconematidae: Nematoda). Indian Journal of Nematology 1, 145-198.

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nemata) 10. The superfamily Criconemaroidea Taylor, 1936. Rev. Nemarol. 10:409-444.

Van den Berg, E., Eskandari, A., Tiedt, L.R., and Karegar, A. 2010. Nematology 12:791-797.  

 

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Revised: July 28, 2020.