Rev 01/11/2021
Tylenchida Aphelenchina Aphelenchoidea Aphelenchoididae Ektaphelenchinae
Ektaphelenchus taiwanensis Gu, Wang & Chen, 2013
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Reported in coniferous wood used for packing and shipping. Intercepted at Ningbo harbor in China.. Country of origin: Taiwan
Accurate identification of Aphelenchoididae in woody materials is of importance to regulatory agencies because of the potential damage to forests by Bursaphelenchus spp.
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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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.