| Aphelenchoides bicaudatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Aphelenchoididae |
| Genus: | Aphelenchoides |
| Species: | A. bicaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelenchoides bicaudatus Imamura, 1931 [1] | |
Aphelenchoides bicaudatus is a nematode parasite of Elaeidobius kamerunicus , [2] Vigna marina , [2] and Agaricus bisporus . [3]
In June 1980 E. kamerunicus were imported from Cameroon to Malaysia. [4] They were needed to pollinate Elaeis guineensis , which until then had been inadequately pollinated by whatever native insects were around. [4] The pupae were found to be severely infested with A. bicaudatus and so were treated until nematode-free before being released. [4]
It occurs commonly as a soil organism in New South Wales. [3]
A. bicaudatus is also found in: Libya, [2] China, [2] India, [2] and Brazil. [2]
A. bicaudatus may be distinguished from other Aphelenchoides and Ditylenchus angustus and D. myceliophagus by some of their α- and β-esterase banding and protein patterns - while some are common between various pairs of those taxa. [5] [6]