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Agriculture · Q248

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 248

Q248

Trifurcate/digitate like mucron is present in

A.
Helicotylnchus sp.
B.
Hirschmaniella sp.
C.
Aphelenchoides sp.
Answer
D.
Tylenchulus sp.

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Trifurcate/digitate like mucron is present in Aphelenchoides sp.
Aphelenchoides is a genus of mycetophagous nematodes. Some species are plant pathogenic foliar nematodes.
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi is a major pest of Chrysanthemum and one of the most important species to attack ornamentals. Adults are about 1 mm long, and usually overwinter in the dormant buds and shoot tips of chrysanthemum stools.