Pratylenchus brzeskii

  

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Classification:

        Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae


           Pratylenchus brzeskii Karssen, Waeyenberge & Moens. 2000.

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

An amphimictic species of Pratylenhus, males and females present.

 

Females:

  • Relatively long  (625-735 µm) with two lip annuli, long stylet (±19 µm) with broad stylet knobs, anteriorly slightly indented.
  • Distance from stylet to DEGO short
  • Esophageal gland overlapping intestine ventrally
  • Four lateral lines present, inner lines close together.
  • Spermatheca faint, oval to rectangular shaped;
  • Vulva at 75 to 78%, lips slightly protruding,
  • Posterior uterine sac 19 to 35 µm long;
  • Tail conoid, terminus smooth, rounded to narrowly rounded.

Males:

  • Abundant.
  • Slightly smaller than female in most morphological characteristics

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

Shares the same European coastal dune habitat as P. dunensis.  Described from roots of  Ammophila arenaria.

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Economic Importance:

 
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Feeding:

    Migratory endoparasite.    

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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:

Karssen, G., L Waeyenberge, M Moens. 2000. Pratylenchus brzeskii sp. nov.(Nematoda: Pratylenchidae), a root-lesion nematode from European coastal dunes. Annales Zoologici 50: 255-261.

 

 

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