Atalodera

Atalodera		Contents		Rev 05/23/2005
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Heteroderinae
           Atalodera (Wouts & Sher, 1971)
    Synonyms:
      None.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female: No cyst stage.

Body globose, with projecting neck and terminal cone.

Cuticle thick, annulated on fore part of body, with lace-like pattern on the posterior part. D-layer present. No subcrystalline layer.

Vulva on prominent terminal cone, with thick cuticle, constituted by protruding and developed vulval lips.

Anus situated on the side of posterior vulval lip.

Eggs retained in body.

Male: Body twisted.

Lateral field with four lines.

Spicules greater than 30 µm, slightly curved, obliquely directed.

Tail short, hemispherical.

Cloacal tubus short.

Second-stage juveniles:

Lateral field with three lines.

Esophageal glands not filling body cavity.

Tail conical, with hyaline part half of total length.

Phasmids prominent, with lens-like structure.

[Ref: Luc, Maggenti & Fortuner, (1988).]

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Nurse cell system: A syncytium.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Luc, Maggenti & Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 11(2):159-176 (1988)

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: May 23, 2005.