Cryptaphelenchoides		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
         Aphelenchoidea
          Aphelenchoididae
           Ektaphelenchinae

Cryptaphelenchoides J.B. Goodey, 1960

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle strongly striated.
• Lip region offset, rounded, high.
• Stylet long, without basal knobs, similar to that of Ektaphelenchus.
• Esophageal valves large, usually located in posterior part of median bulb.

Female:

• Monodelphic, prodelphic; ovary short; postuterine sac absent.
• Vagina walls strongly cuticularized.
•  Female tail bluntly rounded.

Male:

• Spicules paired, not fused, with prominent rostrum and large, broad apex: ventral element continuing line of shaft.
• Small, cuticularized, gubernaculum-like structure present.
• Caudal alae absent.
• Male tail bluntly rounded, with 3 pairs of caudal papillae.

Ref: Nickle, 1970.

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Unknown, possibly fungivores; insect associates.

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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References:

Goodey, J.N. 1960. The classification of the Aphelenchoidea. Nematologica 5:111-126.

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.