Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn, 1857)
(Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDitylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm)
GenusDitylenchus (a genus of roundworms)
FamilyANGUINIDAE (a family of roundworms)
SuperfamilySPHAERULARIOIDEA (a superfamily of roundworms)
InfraorderTylenchomorpha (an infraorder of roundworms)
SuborderTYLENCHINA (a suborder of roundworms)
OrderRHABDITIDA (an order of roundworms)
ClassSECERNENTEA (a class of roundworms)
PhylumNEMATODA (roundworms, eelworms or nematodes)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ditylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm) :
1: Ditylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
8 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS58 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
eelworm gall on Sea Plantain
Image 1: Gall - enlargedImage 2: Gall - enlarged (2)Image 3: Gall - enlarged (3)Image 4: Eelworms in tissue squash - magnifiedImage 5: Eelworms in tissue squash - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Eelworms in tissue squash - microscope low magnification (2)Image 7: Eelworm - tip - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2008 Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species) Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 2.
Anon. 2008 Stem nematodes of bulbs (Ditylenchus dipsaci) Plant Clinic News Mar 08: 2.

Ditylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ditylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 52 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ditylenchus dipsaci (Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm)
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