Paralongidorus francolambertii

  

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Classification:

     Enoplea
       Dorylaimida
        Dorylaimina
         Dorylaimoidea
          Longidoridae
           Longidorinae   


           Paralongidorus francolambertii Barsi & De Luca, 2017.

Needle Nematode

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Female:

  • Long, slender nematodes, 5.86-8.29 mm
  • Lip region high, expanded, distinctly offset from body contour
  • SAmphids stirrup-shaped with slit-like aperture which is 65-73% of head width
  • Odontostyle long with single guiding ring
  • Uteri didelphic, amphidelphis
  • Tail convex-conoid with rounded terminus

Male::

  • Morphologically simialr to female
  • Testes paire, opposed
  • Spicules robust, almost 2x tail length
  • 8-11 pairs of ventromedian supplements and a pair of adanal supplements

Ref: Barsi and De Luca, 2917.

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

Type locality is sandy soil in Serbia, associated with stone pine, silver lime, Tilia tomentosa, and Juniperus communis.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 Migratory ectoparasites of plant roots; the long odontostyle allows penetration deep into plant roots, probably primarily at or near the root tip.

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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:

Barsi, L. and De Luca, F. 2017. Morphological and molecular characterisation of Paralongidorus francolambertii sp. n. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Serbia. Nematology 19:682-695.

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Revised: January 05, 2020.