Sarisodera

 

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Ataloderinae

          Sarisodera Wouts & Sher, 1971

Type species of the genus: Sarisodera hydrophila Wouts & Sher, 1971

    Synonyms:
      Sherodera (Wouts, 1973)

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Cystoid nematodes in which the body wall of the female does not harden into a cyst.

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 Female: No cyst stage.  

Body globose, with neck of medium length.  Posterior end conical-truncated with deep vulval cleft, but with no defined terminal cone.  

Cuticle thick, with superficial lace-like pattern;  D-layer present.  

Vulva terminal, with prominent hypertrophied lips, separated by a deep depression.  

Anus in the inner side of the posterior lip.  

Eggs retained in body.   

Males: Body twisted.  

Stylet 40 µm long.  

Lateral field with four lines.  

Spicules greater than 30 µm long, straight, pointed at distal extremity, distally directed.

Cloacal tube prominent.  

No tail, no phasmids. 

 

Second-stage juveniles: Stylet 40 �m long.  

Lateral field with four lines. 

Esophageal glands filling the body cavity. 

Tail conical, pointed, with hyaline terminal half.

Phasmids with lens-like structure.  .

 [Ref: Luc, Maggenti & Fortuner,  (1988).]


Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

 

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pest in California Nematode Pest Rating System.

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Feeding:

Nurse cell system: A single, giant cell with a single, giant nucleus.      

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Hosts:
For an extensive host range list for this genus, click
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 

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Damage:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Ghaderi, R. 2019. An outline on distribution and hosts of the cystoid nematodes of Ataloderinae Wouts, 1973 and Meloidoderinae Golden, 1971. Zootaxa 4664:: 339�350 https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/

Luc, Maggenti & Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 11(2):159-176 (1988)

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 05, 2023.