Nematology (2006) 8, 903-908

Abbas Mohammad Deimi, Zahra Tanha Maafi, Juan E. Palomares Rius and Pablo Castillo (2006)
Aphelenchoides subtenuis (Cobb, 1926) Steiner and Buhrer, 1932 (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from Iran with morphological and morphometric characterisation
Nematology 8 (6), 903-908
Abstract: The bud and leaf nematode, Aphelenchoides subtenuis, infecting corms and pseudostems of gladiolus in Iran, is characterised morphologically and morphometrically using a light microscope and SEM. Its relationship with similar species is discussed. The species is characterised by a sub-cylindrical female tail with hemispherical terminus bearing a single, ventrally located, mucron, well-developed postuterine sac (115 µm long) extending for ca 65% of the vulva/anus distance, presence of three lines in the lateral field, and the conoid male tail with an inconspicuous mucron. This study extends the intraspecific variability of A. subtenuis.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pablo Castillo, Zahra Tanha Maafi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aphelenchoides subtenuis	Gladiolus (crop)	Iran