Longidorus
The image consists of multiple microscope images of the nematodes.
Longidurus pisi - A is a female and B is a male. The image also shows reproductive parts etc.
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Longidorus
Species

Longidorus is a genus of needle nematodes. Some of its species are plant pests.[1][2][3]

They may also transmit important plant viruses[4] such as the potato virus U or the cacao necrosis virus.

Species are known to infest narcissus, alfalfa, beet, caneberries, lettuce, grape and citruses

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.
  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.
  4. Zuckerman & Rohde 1981, Longidorus transmitted viruses. p. 286.

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