Aphelenchoides blastophthorus Franklin, 1952
(Scabious Bud Eelworm)

Interactions where Aphelenchoides blastophthorus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Narcissus daffodils and narcissi Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Narcissus/Narcissusdaffodils and narcissikilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Iris (Xiphium) smooth-bulbed bulbous irises Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris (Xiphium)/Iris (Xiphium)smooth-bulbed bulbous iriseskilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Cephalaria sp. cult. cultivated giant scabiouses Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Cephalaria sp. cult./Cephalaria sp. cult.cultivated giant scabiouseskilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Scabiosa scabiouses Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Scabiosa/Scabiosascabiouseskilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Major Scabiosa cv Simon Greaves a garden scabious Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Scabiosa cv Simon Greaves/Scabiosa cv Simon Greavesa garden scabiouskilled or weakenedflower budMajor
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Viola violets, pansies Malpighiales: Violaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Violaceae/Viola/Violaviolets, pansieskilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud Anemone anemones Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Anemone/Anemoneanemoneskilled or weakenedflower bud
infects and damages killed or weakened flower bud [Trollius sp. cult.] cultivated globe-flowers Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides blastophthorus/Aphelenchoides blastophthorusscabious bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Trollius sp. cult./Trollius sp. cult.cultivated globe-flowerskilled or weakenedflower bud

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Aphelenchoides blastophthorus (Scabious Bud Eelworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphelenchoides blastophthorus (Scabious Bud Eelworm)
GenusAphelenchoides (a genus of phytopathogenic eelworms)
FamilyAPHELENCHOIDIDAE (a family of roundworms)
OrderAPHELENCHIDA (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphelenchoides blastophthorus (Scabious Bud Eelworm)

Aphelenchoides blastophthorus (Scabious Bud Eelworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphelenchoides blastophthorus (Scabious Bud Eelworm):

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