Niblack & Bernard, 1985 (Thorne & Malek, 1968)
Synonym: Tylenchus plattensis Thorne & Malek, 1968
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Description (from Thorne & Malek, 1968)
Body slender fusiform, tapering both ways from near middle.
Striae less than 1 um apart. Lateral fields almost 1/3 body
width, marked by 4 lines. Lip region about 1/3 as wide as neck base.
Spear about 10 um long with strong knobs, the muscles attached to cephalic
arches. Ovary outstretched with oocytes in single line except for
a short region of multiplication. Posterior uterine branch shorter
than body width. Tail conoid to bluntly rounded terminus.
Filenchus plattensis is distinctive because of its small size,
vulva-anus distance equal to tail length and conoid, bluntly rounded tail.
Male not seen but uterus contained sperms.
Habitat: Recently plowed pasture 2 miles east of Minden and
plowed field, Fairmont, Nebr. in the Platte River Valley.
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