Devibursaphelenchus kheirii		Contents		Rev 12/17/2024
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Classification:

       Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
         Aphelenchoidea
          Aphelenchoididae
           Aphelenchoidinae

Devibursaphelenchus kheirii Aliramaji, Pourjam, Atighi, Karegar & Pedram, 2014

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Shorter than other species of the genus
• Lip region wit six separate lips
• Head set of  by a constriction
• Stylet short, without basal knobs
• Female without vulval flap but with short post-uterine sac
• Rectum and anus obscure
• Tail elongate-conoid.
• Male  with small terminal burse and two pairs of caudal papillae

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Distribution:

Collected from samples of tree bark from Golestan forests, Iran.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Unknown, but other species of the genus are predatory on nematodes.

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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References:

Aliramaji, F., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M.R., Karegar, A., Pedram, M. 2014. Deviburspahelenchus kheirii sp. n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from Iran with remarks of Decibursaphelenchus Kauliya, 1967. Nematology 16: 1069-1078

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Revised: December 17, 2024.