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Other Species of Anguina

The other species of Anguina are mainly restricted to grasses with only A. agrostis being of some importance because of the mammalian toxicity of the galls. Brief remarks on some important species are as below;

A. agrostlis (Steinbuch, 1799) Filipjev, 1936

Commonly known as Bentgrass nematode; parasite of grasses of the genus Agrostis mainly. Also infest species of Festuca, Phleum and Poa. Elongate galls are formed in the earheads. Festuca galls are known to be fatal to cattle, sheep, horses, etc., in U.S.A.

A. australis Steiner, 1940

Leaf galls of a grass Erharla longifolia in Australia. A. balsamophila (Throne, 1926) Filipjev, 1936

It causes leaf galls of balsam root, Balsamorrhiza: agiitata in U.S.A.

A. graminis (Hardy, 1850) Filipjev, 1936

Also known as Fescue leaf gall nematode and parasitizes on Festuca ovina and F. rubra. It is recorded from Europe.

A. klebahni Goffart, 1942

It infests flowers of primrose, Primula Florinaae in Germany. A, Microlaena (Fawcelt, 1938) Steiner, 1940

It causes galls on shoots, leaves and inflorescence of Microlaena stipoides in Australia.

A. millofolii (Low, 1874) Filipjev, 1936

It produces leaf galls on Achilie millefolium and   A,   tanacetifolia.    It is recorded from European countries including England.

A. picridis Kirjanova, 1944

It has been recorded from U.S.S.R. on stem of an Orchid, Acroptilon pier is.

A. spormophaga Steiner, 1937

It is recorded from the inflorescence of an important grass, Saccharium spontaneum, in U.S.A.

A, tumafascians Cobb, 1932

On Cynodon transvaalensis, it produces ovoid galls on stem, leaves and sometimes in flower heads. It is known to be present in' South Africa.