Tylenchus bryophilus Steiner, 1914

P. A. A. LOOF, 1971, FREELIVING AND PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES FROM SPITZBERGEN, COLLECTED BY MR. H. VAN ROSSEN, Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 71, pp. 1-86 : 35

Tylenchus bryophilus Steiner, 1914 .

Dimensions:

Females (n = 16): L = 0.37 -0.45 mm; a = 21-27; b = 4.9 -5.5; c = 3.9-4.8; V = 26~3661 -66; spear = 10- 11 fx.

Males (n = 5): L = 0.41-0.44 mm; a = 28 -30; b = 4.9-5.7; c = 3.7-4.0; T = 39-46; spear = 10 fx; spicule length = 14-15 [x.

The median oesophageal bulb lies at 47 -51 % of neck length from head end. The body annulation is very conspicuous; it is not coarse but deep. Lateral field with two longitudinal lines. Excretory pore and hemizonid opposite anterior part of terminal bulb. Tail length equal to 9-12 anal body widths in the female, 11-14 in the male.

This species is more locally distributed. Samples 61, 62 and 66.