Litylenchus coprosma		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
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Classification:

     Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea

        Anguinidae

          Litylenchus coprosma Zhao, Davies, Alexander & Riley, 2011
  

  Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Slender to semi-obese, cylindrical nematodes, barely curved around ventral axis.
• Lacking sexual dimorphism in head, pharyngeal and tail characters.
• Cuticle with fine annulations, head offset.
• Stylet short, 9-12 um, robust, with rounded knobs.
• Pharynx with non-muscular fusiform median bulb, valve may be present. P
• haryngeal glands contained in a large terminal bulb abutting intestine, three large nuclei present.
• Secretory/excretory pore opening 1- 1.5 body diam. posterior to nerve ring.

Ref: Zhao et al., 2011

Female:

• Monodelphic, prodelphic; gonad with quadricolumella and post-uterine sac.
• Tail bluntly rounded bu with variable shape.

Male:

• Spicules arcuate, gubernaculum simple.
• Bursa arising 1-2 cloacal body diam. anterior to cloacal, extending nearly to tail tip.
• Tail medium, conoid, tip shape variable, usually bluntly rounded in male.

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Distribution:

Litylenchus coprosma was described from the leaves of Coprosma repens in Wellington, on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

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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:

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