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Issue: Vol. 4555 No. 2: 13 Feb. 2019
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2019-02-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.2.11
Page range: 287–290
Abstract views: 82
PDF downloaded: 2

Isolation of Litylenchus coprosma from Coprosma macrocarpa, a new host and distribution in New Zealand

Laboratory of Nematology, Department of Plant Pathology, Agronomy College, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Laboratory of Nematology, Department of Plant Pathology, Agronomy College, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, PO Box 2095, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, PO Box 2095, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
Nematoda

Abstract

Coprosma macrocarpa, known as the large-seeded coprosma or coastal karamu, is a shrub endemic to New Zealand. To our knowledge, no reports of plant parasitic nematodes associated with C. macrocarpa have been reported. Here we report the detection and identification of the nematode, Litylenchus coprosma, extracted from C. macrocarpa in Otata Island.

 

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