Xiphinema insigne

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Xiphinema insigne is a plant pathogenic nematode infecting tea. They are known to infect cacao trees.{{cite book|last1=Ciancio|first1=edited by A.|last2=Mukerji|first2=K.G.|title=Integrated management of fruit crops and forest nematodes|date=2009|publisher=Springer|location=Dordrecht|isbn=9781402098581|page=125}}

Distribution

They are known to live in the Philippines. It also resides in China, where it is the most common of all of the Xiphinema nematodes.{{cite web|last1=Yang|first1=Wu|title=Morphological variation in Xiphinema insigne populations from different regions of China|url=http://www.actazool.org/paperdetail.asp?id=5360|website=Actazool|access-date=17 December 2016}}

Characteristics

There is a great deal of interspecies variation within the Xiphinema insigne population, generally variations are due to, or at least correlate with, geographical or climate differences.

See also

References

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Category:Agricultural pest nematodes

Category:Cacao diseases

Category:Longidoridae

Category:Nematodes described in 1949

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