Neosteinernema longicurvicauda n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida : Steinernematidae), a Parasite of the Termite Reticuldermes flavipes (Koller)
A nematode isolated from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Koller) was identified and described as a new genus and species, Neosteinernema longicurvicauda. Primary distinguishing characters, by contrast to members of the genus Steinernema, were females having prominent phasmids, a curved tail lon...
| Publié dans: | Journal of nematology. - 1969. - 26(1994), 2 vom: 10. Juni, Seite 162-74 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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1994
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| Accès à la collection: | Journal of nematology |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Neosteinernema longicurvicauda Reticulitermes flavipes Rhabditida Steinernematidae entomopathogenic nematode morphology nematode new genus new species plus... |
| Résumé: | A nematode isolated from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Koller) was identified and described as a new genus and species, Neosteinernema longicurvicauda. Primary distinguishing characters, by contrast to members of the genus Steinernema, were females having prominent phasmids, a curved tail longer than the body width at the anus, a spiral shape in juvenile-bearing females, and juveniles becoming infective-stage juveniles before emerging from the female; males having prominent phasmids, a digitate tail tip, a characteristic shape of the spicules (foot-shaped with a hump on the dorsal side), and 13-14 pairs of genital papillae, with eight pairs preanal; and infective juveniles having prominent phasmids and a filiform curved tail as long as the esophagus. Adult nematodes are found outside the termite cadaver. Diagnosis of the family Steinernematidae was emended to accommodate the new species |
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| Description: | Date Completed 14.07.2011 Date Revised 20.10.2021 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0022-300X |