Taxonavigation

Familia: Anguinidae
Genus: Litylenchus
Species: Litylenchus coprosma

Name

• Litylenchus coprosma Zhao, Davies, Alexander & Riley, 2011
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: male
    • Repository: NNCNZ slide no. 267
  • Type locality: 'Westside Park, Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand (41°19'29''S; 174°448'19''E)'
  • Type host: Coprosma repens
  • Secondary types: paratypes (65)
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 50 females, 15 males
    • Repositories: ANIC (1 female, 1 male), NNCNZ slide nos NNCNZ 2585-2590 with 13 males and 27 females, and NNCNZ 2591-2598 with one male and 22 females

Primary references

• Davis, K., Zhao, Z.Q., Alexander, B. & Riley, I. 2011. Litylenchus coprosma gen. n., sp. n. (Tylenchida: Anguinata), from leaves of Coprosma repens (Rubiaceae) in New Zealand. Nematology 13(1): 29–44. DOI: 10.1163/138855410X499076 Reference page. 
• Xu, Y.M., Zhao, Z.Q., Alexander, B.J.R. & Li, D-M. 2019. Isolation of Litylenchus coprosma from Coprosma macrocarpa, a new host and distribution in New Zealand. Zootaxa 4555(2): 287–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.2.11 Reference page. 

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