Longidorus sylphus

Longidorus sylphus (Thorne's needle nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode, which attacks mint.

Thorne's needle nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Enoplea
Subclass:
Dorylaimia
Order:
Dorylaimida
Superfamily:
Dorylaimoidea
Family:
Longidoridae
Subfamily:
Longidorinae
Genus:
Longidorus
Species:
L. sylphus
Binomial name
Longidorus sylphus
Thorne, 1939[1]
Synonyms
  • Longidorus elongatus (de Man, 1876) Thorne & Swanger, 1936
  • Longidorus menthosolanus[2]

References
  1. Longidorus sylphus at Fauna Europaea
  2. Biology, host ranges, and damage levels of root-parasitic nematodes on Pacific Northwest grasses at Oregon State University


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