Sigmolenchus sinuosus

 

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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Tylenchidae
            Ecphyadophorinae


              Sigmolenchus sinuosus Gharahkhani, Pourjam, Abolafia, Catillo & Pedram, 2020

Type species of the genus.

Synonyms:
      

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The species name refers to the sinuous shape of the amphid openings.

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Male:

Ref: Gharahkhani et al., 2020

 

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Key to the Family Tylenchidae

 
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Distribution:

Described from 2m deep in saline sediments in a mangrove (Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh) swamp in southern Iran.

 


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Economic Importance:

 
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Feeding:

Unknown. Based on stylet length and esophageal configuration, probably an ectoparasite of epidermal cells and root hair cells and/or of hyphae.

     

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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:

Gharahkhani, A, E. Pourjam, J. Abolafia, P. Castillo and M. Pedram. 2020. Sigmolenchus sinuosus n. gen., n. sp. (Tylenchidae: Ecphyadophorinae), a new member of the family. Nematology 22:985-997.
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