Crossonema abies		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
		Classification		Hosts
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Tylenchina

Crossonema abies Andrássy, 1979

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

• Ring nematodes with posterior edges of body annuli with a continuous fringe of  44-60 needle-shaped spines.
• Head region with 2 or 3 annules set off from remainder, first annule discoid.  Head with 6 dome-shaped lips.
• Stylet slender.

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

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Ectoparasite.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

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

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References

Geraert, E. 2010. The Criconematidae of the World: Identification of the Family Criconematidae. Academia Press, Gent. 615p.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 17, 2024.