Longidorus

Longidorus
Longidurus pisi - A is a female and B is a male. The image also shows reproductive parts etc.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Enoplea
Order:	Dorylaimida
Family:	Longidoridae
Genus:	Longidorus Micoletzky, 1922
Species
Longidorus africanus Longidorus sylphus Longidorus americanum Longidorus elongatus

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 pines ^[5] , narcissus, mint, alfalfa, beet, caneberries, lettuce, grape and citrus.

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.
5. Handoo, Z. A.; Carta, L. K.; Skantar, A. M.; Ye, W.; Robbins, R. T.; Subbotin, S. A.; Fraedrich, S. W.; Cram, M. M. (2005-03). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Longidorus americanum n. sp. (Nematoda: Longidoridae), a Needle Nematode Parasitizing Pine in Georgia". Journal of Nematology. 37 (1): 94–104. ISSN   0022-300X. PMC   2620944 . PMID   19262848.{{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Bibliography

• Zuckerman, Bert M.; Rohde, Richard A., eds. (1981). Plant Parasitic Nematodes vol. 3. Oxford: Elsevier Science. ISBN   978-0323147033 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.
• Singh, S. K.; Hodda, M.; Ash, G. J. (August 2013). "Plant-parasitic nematodes of potential phytosanitary importance, their main hosts and reported yield losses". EPPO Bulletin. 43 (2): 334–374. doi:10.1111/epp.12050 . Retrieved 15 December 2014.
• Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Carlos; Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Carolina; Montes-Borrego, Miguel; Palomares-Rius, Juan E.; Castillo, Pablo (2013). "Molecular phylogeny of the nematode genus Longidorus (Nematoda: Longidoridae) with description of three new species" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 167 (4): 473–500. doi:10.1111/zoj.12019. hdl: 10261/84055 .