Temperature-induced morphometrical variability in an isolate of Pratylenchus vulnus Allen & Jensen, 1951 (Nematoda: Tylenchida).

DOUCET, M.E.; LAX, P.; DI RIENZO, J.A.; PINOCHET, J.; BAUJARD, P.

NEMATOLOGY

Año: 2001 vol. 3 p. 1 - 8

1388-5545

The influence of temperature on morphometrical variability of females and males of an isolate of P. vulnus was studied. Nematodes were reared monoxenically on carrot disk cultures and incubated for four months at 16, 21, 25 and 28º C. The morphometrics of several characters were significantly affected depending on sex and temperature. It is concluded that temperature can significantly influence several morphometrical characters of  P. vulnus.