Observations on some Xiphinema species found in Brazil (Nematoda: Dorylaimoidea)
Authors
L. C.C.B. Ferraz
Abstract
Systematic studies of the genus X iphinema Cobb in Brazil are still relatively few. The papers of Lordello and Carvalho (see Literature Cited) included descriptions of several species. Monteiro (1970) commented on the morphology of X iphinema species found in the rhizosphere of Coffea arabica L. in the State of Sao Paulo and recently, Loof and Sharma (1979) published a taxonomic study of Xiphinema populations collected in the State of Bahia. The present paper reviews the biometrics and taxonomic status of X iphinema populations collected in 10 Brazilian States.
