Hemicaloosia vagisclera

Hemicaloosia vagisclera	Contents	Rev 03/10/2020
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Criconematoidea
             Hemicycliophoridae

Hemicaloosia vagisclera Inserra, Stanley, Troccoli, Chitambar & Subbotin, 2013

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female:

Body slightly ventrally curved when heat killed
Second membranous cuticle tight fitting and thinner than body cuticle
Cuticle with widely-separated striations
Lateral field a single line
Labial plate a thick ring below first lip annule
Amphid openings large, semicircular
Stylet long, slender, with knobs round to posteriorly sloping
Esophagus with broad isthmus and pear-shaped terminal bulb
Monovarial, prodelphic, vagina vera heavily sclerotized
Spermatheca oval, containing round sperm
Tail elongate, conical

Male

Males abundant
Body C-shaped, head rounded
No stylet, esophagus degenerate, poorly developed
Latera field with two lines
Spicules straight with distinct gubernaculum
Bursa peloderan, ending before tail tip
Distal portion opf tail digitate with rounded terminus

Juveniles

Usually ensheathed in molted cuticle of previous stage.

Ref: Inserra et al., 2013

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

Distribution:

Recorded from sandy soil in Marion and Polk counties in cental and north Florida, USA associated with Saint Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) and Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon).

Economic Importance:

Occurs in golf courses and sod farms but level of damage unknown.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Sexually reproducing, males common, sperm observed in spermatheca.

Management:

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

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Inserra, R. N., Stanley, J.D., Troccoli, A., Chitambar, J., Subbotin, S.A. 2013. Hemicaloosia vagisclera n. sp. (Nematoda: Caloosiidae) from Bermuda grass in Florida and its phylogenetic relationships with other criconematids. Nematology 15: 23-39.