Bursadera

 

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  Classification Hosts
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Nacobboderinae
           Bursadera (Ivanova & Krall', 1965)

    Synonyms:
      None.
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

       Esophageal glands in all stages and adults overlapping intestine a short 
      distance only.  Excretory pore in all stages and adults at level of 
      posterior end of metacorpus or posterior to the metacorpus.  Male tail 
      bluntly rounded, with well developed caudal alae.
      [Ref: Luc, Maggenti & Fortuner, Rev. Nematol. 11(2):159-176 (1988).]
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Distribution:

 

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pests in California.
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Feeding:

      Feed ectoparasitically on root tips or along more mature roots.
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Hosts:

      Woody plants and turf are hosts for many species.

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Life Cycle:

Nematodes exhibit characteristic slow, sluggish movement.

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Damage:

 

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Management:

Extraction poor except with sugar/centrifuge - then found frequently.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 01, 2011.