Litylenchus crenatae mccannii

Litylenchus crenatae mccannii
Damage on a beech leaf from L. c. mccannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Order:	Tylenchida
Family:	Anguinidae
Genus:	Litylenchus
Species:	L. crenatae
Subspecies:	L. c. mccannii
Trinomial name
Litylenchus crenatae mccannii Handoo, Li, Kantor, Bauchan, McCann, Gabriel, Yu, Reed, Koch, Martin, and Burke, 2020 [1]

Litylenchus crenatae mccannii is a newly recognized nematode subspecies believed to be the cause of beech leaf disease. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Litylenchus crenatae mccannii: Beech leaf disease nematode". NatureServe Explorer.
2. Carta, Lynn Kay; Handoo, Zafar A.; Li, Shiguang; Kantor, Mihail; Bauchan, Gary; McCann, David; Gabriel, Colette K.; Yu, Qing; Reed, Sharon; Koch, Jennifer; Martin, Danielle; Burke, David J. (2020). "Beech leaf disease symptoms caused by newly recognized nematode subspecies Litylenchus crenatae mccannii (Anguinata) described from Fagus grandifolia in North America" . Forest Pathology. 50 (2): e12580. doi:10.1111/efp.12580. S2CID   214348223.
3. Marra, R. E.; Lamondia, J. A. (2020). "First Report of Beech Leaf Disease, Caused by the Foliar Nematode, Litylenchus crenatae mccannii, on American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) in Connecticut". Plant Disease. 104 (9): 2527. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-02-20-0442-PDN .