Population Growth Patterns of Four Species of Aphelenchoides on Fungi

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  • Timothy Perper
  • Richard Petriello

Abstract

Qualitative and quantitative differences in population growth patterns of Aphelenchoides rutgersi from Florida, A. sacchari from Jamaica, A. dactylocercus from Great Britain, and A. cibolensis from New Mexico were assessed on 28 species of fungi. The patterns of population growth of A. rutgersi and A. sacchari were statistically similar although not identical, and they differed considerably from those of A. dactylocercus and A. cibolensis. It is suggested that A. rutgersi and A. sacchari, from Florida and Jamaica respectively, may be more closely related to each other than to either A. dactylocercus or A. cibolensis. Key Words: Aphelenchoides rutgersi, A. sacchari, A. dactylocereus, A. cibolensis, population, fungi, host range, taxonomy, evolution.

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1977-10-15

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