Protocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) associated with the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (f.) (Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)

dc.contributor.authorPoinar, George
dc.contributor.authorPereira da Silva, Jean Carlos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHector Flechtmann, Carlos Alberto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionOregon State Univ
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:56:38Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:56:38Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-01
dc.description.abstractProtocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) is described from reproductive stages removed from galleries of the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.) (Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in Para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) in Brazil. This is the first record of the genus Protocylindrocorpus from the Neotropics. Males of P. brasiliensis are quite striking because their long spicules extend up to 72% of their total body length. The adults exhibit conspecific agglutination where they congregate in a slimy substance that serves to maintain them in a coherent group for mating. Some of the adults were infected by fungal and protozoan pathogens, implying that disease plays a role in regulating natural populations. The discovery of P. brasiliensis provides new information on nematode structure, behavior, and ecology.en
dc.description.affiliationOregon State Univ, Dept Integrat Biol, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
dc.description.affiliationFEIS UNESP, Dept Plant Protect, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespFEIS UNESP, Dept Plant Protect, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent51-56
dc.identifierhttp://journals.fcla.edu/nematropica/article/view/83317
dc.identifier.citationNematropica. Auburn: Organization Trop Amer Nematologists, v. 44, n. 1, p. 51-56, 2014.
dc.identifier.issn0099-5444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/117655
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000343787400008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOrganization Trop Amer Nematologists
dc.relation.ispartofNematropica
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.245
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,251
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectambrosia beetleen
dc.subjectconspecific agglutinationen
dc.subjectCylindrocorpidaeen
dc.subjectelongate spiculesen
dc.subjectnematode diseasesen
dc.subjectProtocylindrocorpusen
dc.titleProtocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) associated with the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (f.) (Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderOrganization Trop Amer Nematologists
unesp.author.lattes3751581397164912[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6693-3610[3]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Engenharia, Ilha Solteirapt

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