Hadrodenus megacondylus

  

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Neotylenchidae
          Hadrodenus megacondylus Mulvey, 1969
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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  • Head slightly offset from body contour
  • Cuticle finely striated.
  • Stylet with large knobs
  • Dorsal esophageal gland very large, ventral glands relatively small.
  • Lateral field occupying about one-quarter body width, with six incisures.

Female:

  •  Gonad monodelphic, prodelphic, ovary outstretched.
  • Vulva1 lips slightly elevated.
  • Postuterine sac extending posteriad about one vulva1 body diameter.
  • Anal-vulva1 distance about 13 times tail length.
  • Tail conoid with acutely rounded terminus.

Male unknown.

Hadrodenus megacondylus, Female anterior left, posterior right.
Drawing from Mulvey, 1969

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

 
Male unknown
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Distribution:

Described feom soil samples around grass roots, Ellesmere Island, Canada.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

     

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Mulvey, R.H. 1969. Nematodes of the family Neotylenchidae (Tylenchida: Nematoda) from the Canadian high Arctic. Canadian J. Zoology 47:1261-1268,

Siddiqi, M. R. 2000. Tylenchida: Parasites of plants and insects, 2nd ed. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.

 


 
 

 
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Revised: February 23, 2024.