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Occurrence of Ditylenchus destructor Thorne, 1945 on a sand dune of the Baltic Sea
Ditylenchus destructor is a serious pest of numerous economically important plants worldwide. The population of this nematode species was isolated from the root zone of Ammophila arenaria on a Baltic Sea sand dune. This population’s morphological and morphometrical characteristics corresponded to D. destructor data provided so far, except for the stylet
knobs’ height (2.1–2.9 vs 1.3–1.8) and their arrangement (laterally vs slightly posteriorly
sloping), the length of a hyaline part on the tail end (0.8–1.8 vs 1–2.9), the pharyngeal gland
arrangement in relation to the intestine (dorsal or ventral vs dorsal, ventral or lateral) and
the appearance of vulval lips (smooth vs annulated). Ribosomal DNA sequence analysis
confirmed the identity of D. destructor from a coastal dune