Helicotylenchus minzi Sher, 1966

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Helicotylenchus minzi Sher, 1966

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Helicotylenchus minzi was originally described from citrus (Citrus sp.) at Kabri, Israel ( Sher 1966), but has since been reported from five of the world’s biogeographic regions including: 1) Afrotropical Region in Mozambique ( Marais 2001) and South Africa ( Kleynhans et al. 1996), 2) Australian Region in New Zealand ( Wouts & Yeates 1994), 3) Oriental Region in China ( Zhang et al. 1998) and India (Fotedar & Kaul 1985), 4) Middle East in Iran ( Barooti & Geraert 1994, Kashi & Karegar 2014) and 5) Palaearctic Region in Bulgaria ( Katalan-Gateva 1980), Georgia ( Bagatyriya 1971) and Hungary ( Andrássy 1973).

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FIGURE 1. Helicotylenchus minzi Sher, 1966. Female: A: Neck. B: Female reproductive system. C–E: Anterior end of female (stoma and DGO). F: Habitus of the female. G–H: Female posterior end. I: Male posterior end.