Cryptaphelenchus		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
         Aphelenchoidea
          Aphelenchoididae
          

           Ektaphelenchinae

Cryptaphelenchus (Fuchs, 1937) Ruhm, 1954

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Very small nemtodes, 180-500 um long,
• C-shaped, not particularly slender (a = about 20).
• Lip region rounded, forming cap, offset from body contour.
• Stylet delicate, shaft somewhat thickened with small rounded basal knobs.

Female:

• Monodelphic, prodelphic; ovary short; postuterine sac absent.
• Vulval lips not protruding; .
• Female tail conical.

Male:

• Spicules paired, not fused, with prominent narrow rostrum.
• Small gubernaculum-like structure present.
• Male tail gradually attenuated to point.
• Male tail with at least 2 pairs of caudal papillae.
• Caudal alae absent.

Ref: Nickle, 1970.

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Unknown, insect associates.

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Hosts:

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Nickle, W.R. 1970. A Taxonomic Review of the Genera of the Aphelenchoidea (Fuchs, 1937) Thorne, 1949 (Nematoda: Tylenchida) . J. Nematology 2:375-392.

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Revised: December 17, 2024.