Bursaphelenchus osumiana

Bursaphelenchus osumiana	Contents	Rev 08/03/2020
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchina
Aphelenchoidea
Aphelenchoididae; Bursaphelenchinae; Bursaphelenchinae
Bursaphelenchus osumiana Kanzaki, Akiba, Kanetani, Tesuka & Ikegame, 2014

Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Reported from dead Pinus armandii var amamiana on Yakushima and Tanegashima Islands in Kagoshima, Japan.

Unknown. Most diseased and dying trees in the area were infecetd by B. xylophilus. Pathogenicity of B. osumiana is unknown although the wood chips from which it was isolated did not contain B. xylophilus. However, the nematode is readily cultured on fungi.

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Feeding:

Can be cultured on fungi. Feeds and reproduces eadily on Botryotinia fuckeliana.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Vector unknown.

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Damage:

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Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Kanzaki, N., Akiba, M., Kanetani, S., Tesuka, K., Ikegame, H. 2014. Bursaphelenchus osumiana n.sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from dead Pinus armandii var. amamiana in Osumi Islands in Japan. Nematology 16:903-916.