Description of Pratylenchoides camachoi n. sp. (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae) from Spain

Authors

  • A. Gomez Barcina
  • P. Castillo
  • M. A. Gonzalez Pais

Abstract

Pratylenchoides camachoi n. sp. from rosemary (Rosmarinus ojficinalis L.) in Sierra De Cazorla in southeastern Spain is described and illustrated. Pratylnchoides camachoi n. sp. is a bisexual species characterized by a cylindroid, sometimes clavate-shaped, male tail with a uniquely shaped smooth, rounded terminus. Females are characterized by a short esophageal overlap and six lines in the lateral field, which reduce to four in the tail region; not areolated except outer bands in the esophageal and tail regions. Key words: morphology, new species, Pratylenchoides camachoi n. sp., Spain, taxonomy.

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1990-04-15

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