- Scientific Name
- Aphelenchoides sp.
- Scientific Author
- Taxonomy
- (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Aphelenchoididae)
- Pest Status
- 0 Unknown
- 0 Unknown
- Status
- 0 NZ - Unknown
- 0 NZ - Unknown
- Reliability
- High
- High
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Diagnostic Images
Diagnostic Notes
Lip region continuous or slightly set off. Lateral fields usually with 4 incisures. Spear slender, with or without weak knobs. Median bulb spheroid, usually about as wide as neck cavity. Basal part of esophagus extended back in a long lobe. Hemizonid posterior to excretory pore. Ovary outstretched. Posterior uterine branch usually present. Males without bursa or gubernaculum. Terminus bluntly rounded, often bearing a mucro. Phasmids usually obscure, located near terminus. (Thorne & Malek 1968; Powers & Mullin website http://nematode.unl.edu/).
More Information
- Specimen Contact
- MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (Nematode collection held by Zeng Zhao at Landcare Research)
- Author
- Zhao, Zeng Qi & Crosby, T.K.
- Created
- 03/07/2012 11:45 AEST
- Last Updated
- 19/03/2014 19:35 AEST
- Citation
- Zhao, Zeng Qi & Crosby, T.K. (2012) Nematode (Aphelenchoides sp.) Updated on 3/19/2014 7:35:05 PM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.
- Image Use
- Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)