Rev 01/11/2021
Neodolichorhynchus biscostatus Talavera & Tobar, 1997
Synonyms:
Tylenchorhynchus biscostatus (Talavera & Tobar, 1997), Brzeski & Dolinski, 1998
Bisexual, females and males present
Length 0.6-0.71 mm
Stylet 17-18.5 µm
Ten prominent longitudinal cuticular ridgesindependent of lateral fields
Lateral fields in two elevated ridges separated by and incisure
Lip region set off from body contour with 6 or 7 striations
Females diovarial, amphidelphic
Males with bursa ending before tail tip, gubernaculum present.
From Talavera & Tobar, 1997
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
In grasslands at Sierra de Cazulas, Granada, Spain
Ectoparasite - browses on epidermal cells and root hairs, and may be attracted to zone of elongation.
All stages are parasitic.Feeding causes reduction of cytoplasmic streaming in epidermal cells.
Feeding occurs in three stages:
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Talavera, M. and Tobar, A. 1997. Description of Neodolichorhynchus bicostatus sp. n. (Nemsatode: Telotylenchinae) from southern Spain. International J. Nematology 7:35-40.