Rev 08/03/2020
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Commonly reported in root zone of Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) in Japan (Sakai et al., 2012).
C-rated pest in California Nematode Pest Rating System.
Feeds at root tips causing swelling, stunting, and destruction of tips.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Lordello, L. G. E. and Costa, C. P. (1961) A new nematode parasite of coffee roots in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 21, 363-366
Sakai, H., Takeda, A., Mizukubo, T., 2012. Intra-specific variation of Xiphinema brevicolle Lordello et Costa, 1961 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) in Japan. Nematological Research 42:1-7.