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| Longidurus pisi - A is a female and B is a male. The image also shows reproductive parts etc. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Dorylaimida |
| Family: | Longidoridae |
| Genus: | Longidorus Micoletzky, 1922 |
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Longidorus is a genus of needle nematodes. Some of its species are plant pests.123
They may also transmit important plant viruses4 such as the potato virus U or the cacao necrosis virus.
Species are known to infest pines5, narcissus, mint, alfalfa, beet, caneberries, lettuce, grape and citrus.
References
References
- 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.
- Longidorus species - The Needle Nematode. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 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.
- Zuckerman & Rohde 1981, Longidorus transmitted viruses. p. 286.
- Handoo, Z. A.; Carta, L. K.; Skantar, A. M.; Ye, W.; Robbins, R. T.; Subbotin, S. A.; Fraedrich, S. W.; Cram, M. M. (March 2005). "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.
Bibliography
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.