Xiphinema insigne

Xiphinema insigne is a plant pathogenic nematode infecting tea. They are known to infect cacao trees.[1]

Xiphinema insigne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Enoplea
Subclass:
Enoplia
Order:
Dorylaimida
Superfamily:
Dorylaimoidea
Family:
Longidoridae
Subfamily:
Xiphineminae
Genus:
Xiphinema
Species:
Xiphinema insigne
Binomial name
Xiphinema insigne

Distribution

They are known to live in the Philippines.[1] It also resides in China, where it is the most common of all of the Xiphinema nematodes.[2]

Characteristics

There is a great deal of interspecies variation within the Xiphinema insigne population, generally variations are due to, or at least correlate with, geographical or climate differences.[2]

See also

References
  1. Ciancio, edited by A.; Mukerji, K.G. (2009). Integrated management of fruit crops and forest nematodes. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 125. ISBN 9781402098581.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Yang, Wu. "Morphological variation in Xiphinema insigne populations from different regions of China". Actazool. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.