Ogma octangularis

Ogma octangularis		Contents		Rev 12/16/2024
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
         Criconematidae
          Criconematinae

Ogma octangularis (Cobb, 1914) Schuurmans Stekhoven & Teunissen, 1938

Synonyms

Criconema octangularis

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body ventrally curved when hyeat relaxed
Cuticle with retrorse annuli with 8 longitudinal rows orf rounded, wedge-shaped scales.
Head with two annuli, not retrorse or ornamented, the first plate-like and directed forwad.
Large, rounded submedian lobes.
Stylet robust, large knobs.
Ovary often with two flexures
Vulval lips slightly protruding, the anterior with two conoid points.
Tail conical.

Male with spicules 28-30 um long..

Source: Geraert, 2010.

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

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Distribution:

Worldwide

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite of mosses and probably of plant roots.

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Hosts:

Sphagnum moss is an excellent host.

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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, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World: Identification of the Family Criconematidae. Academia Press, Gent. 615p.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 16, 2024.