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Specimen #5053

Specimen record details
Entry Number 5053
Nematode Genus Meloidodera
Nematode Species sp. (?) (received larvae only)
Host Genus Eremochloa
Host Species ophiuroides
Common Name Centipede grass (pine trees in lawn)
Country USA
State Georgia
City/Locale Tifton
Collector via A. W. Johnson
Date Received 1980 Jun 12
Determined By A. Morgan Golden
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Soil
Total Samples 1
Vial Number G-3402g
Remarks Note: Larvae resemble M. floridensis but are longer (about 650um) and have a longer tail (70um) and tail terminal (35um). Also phasmid seems small (like cyst larvae & M. charis). Appear to be only 3 line in lateral field.