Ektaphelenchus taiwanensis

  

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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
         Aphelenchoidea
          Aphelenchoididae
           Ektaphelenchinae

            Ektaphelenchus taiwanensis Gu, Wang & Chen, 2013

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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

 
 
 
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Distribution:

Reported in coniferous wood used for packing and shipping. Intercepted at Ningbo harbor in China.. Country of origin: Taiwan

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Economic Importance:

Accurate identification of Aphelenchoididae in woody materials is of importance to regulatory agencies because of the potential damage to forests by Bursaphelenchus spp.

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Feeding:

Ektaphelenchus taiwanensis was observed to feed as a predator on Aphlenchoides sp.  It did not multiply on the fungus  Botryoninia fuckeliana.

 

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

 

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References:

Gu, J., Wang, J., Chen, X. 2013. Description of Ektaphelenchus taiwanensis sp.n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) found in packaging wood from Taiwan.  Nematology 15:329-338.

 

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