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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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First record of Hoplolaimus galeatus in Australia

L. Nambiar A C , M. Quader A and J. M. Nobbs B
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A Department of Primary Industries Victoria, 621 Burwood Highway, Knoxfield, Vic. 3180, Australia.

B South Australian Research and Development Institute Field Crops Nematology Unit, LMB 100, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: lila.nambiar@dpi.vic.gov.au

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 145-146 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08056
Submitted: 24 September 2008  Accepted: 3 November 2008   Published: 20 November 2008

Abstract

Hoplolaimus galeatus was identified in turf samples from New South Wales and Western Australia. This is the first record of this species of plant-parasitic nematode in Australia.


Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Sportsturf Consultants Pty Ltd, Vic. and Turfgrass Technology Pty Ltd, Vic. for submitting turf samples to Crop Health Services for nematode diagnosis. The species identification/verification of H. galeatus was the result of the ‘Australian Plant Pest Database/Data Capture and Validation’ project 2007–2008.


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