Longidorus

Longidorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Subclass: Dorylaimia
Order: Dorylaimida
Suborder: Dorylaimina
Superfamily: Dorylaimoidea
Family: Longidoridae
Genus: Longidorus
Species

Longidorus is a genus of needle nematode. Some of its species are plant pests.[1] [2] [3] They may also transmit important plant viruses.[4]

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. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  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. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. Zuckerman & Rohde 1981, Longidorus transmitted viruses. p. 286.

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