Cactodera betulae

Cactodera betulae	Contents	Rev 10/08/2023
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	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

    Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Punctoderinae

Cactodera betulae (Hirschmann & Riggs, 1969) Krall & Krall, 1978

Transfgerred to new genus:: Betuladera betulse (Hirschmann & Riggs, 1969) Sturhan, 2002

Synonyms:
Heterodera betulae

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female: Cyst stage present; circumfenestrate; eggs covered with tubercles.

Male: Body twisted.

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

Hosts:

Birch, (Betula lenta, B. nigra, B. prndula, B. populifolia), Alder (Alnus glutinosa Gaertn.), and Cleome spinosa are good hosts.

Cucurbita moschata , Dactylis glomerata and Lobularia maritima are moderate hosts.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Baldwin, J.G., Mundo-Ocampo, M., McClure, M. 1997. Cactodera salina n.sp. From the estuary plant, Salicornia bigelovii, in Sonora, Mexico. J. Nematology 29:465-473.

Evans, K., Rowe, J.A. 1998. Distribution and economic importance. In S.B. Sharma (ed). The Cyst Nematodes. Kluwer

Subbotin, S.A., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Baldwin, J.G. 2010. Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematode: Heteroderinae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 8A , D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 351p