Longidorus

From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search

Longidorus
The image consists of multiple microscope images of the nematodes
Longidurus pisi - A is a female and B is a male. The image also shows reproductive parts etc.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Dorylaimida
Family: Longidoridae
Genus: Longidorus
Micoletzky, 1922
Species

Longidorus is a genus of needle nematodes. Some of its species are plant pests.[1][2][3] They may also transmit important plant viruses[4] such as the potato virus U or the cacao necrosis virus. Species are known to infest narcissus, alfalfa, beet, caneberries, lettuce, grape and citruses

References

  1. C. D. Norton and J. K. Hoffmann (April 1975). "Longidorus breviannulatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) Associated with Stunted Corn in Iowa". J Nematol. 7 (2): 168–171. PMC 2620091. PMID 19308150.
  2. Longidorus species - The Needle Nematode. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  3. R. T. Robbins and D. J. F. Brown (March 1996). "Descriptions of Three New Longidorus Species from Alaska (Nematoda: Longidoridae)". J Nematol. 28 (1): 83–93. PMC 2619677. PMID 19277349.
  4. Zuckerman & Rohde 1981, Longidorus transmitted viruses. p. 286.

Bibliography