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Pterotylenchus cecidogenus n. gen., n. sp., a new stem-gall nematode parasitizing Desmodium ovalifolium in Colombia

author(s) Siddiqi, MR - Lenné, Jillian M.
from International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
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  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
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Siddiqi, MR; Lenné, Jillian M., 'Pterotylenchus cecidogenus n. gen., n. sp., a new stem-gall nematode parasitizing Desmodium ovalifolium in Colombia', Journal of Nematology, 1984

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Abstract

Pterotylenchus cecidogenus n. gen., n. sp. from stem-galls of Desmodium ovalifolium Wall. in Colombia is described and illustrated. The new genus belongs to Anguinidae and is related to Orrina Brzeski, 1980 but is unique in having large vulval flaps. P. cecidogenus has females with body 0.59-0.8 mm long, stylet 9-11 ?m long, no median oesophageal bulb, a crustaformeria of 32-36 cells, a short post-vulval uterine sac, and a conical pointed tail.

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