Schistonchus caprifici

Anguillula caprifici Gasparrini, 1864 Schistonchus caprifici is a plant parasitic nematode in the genus Schistonchus parasitizing the caprifig (Ficus carica sylvestris).

It is found in Spain and Italy.

[1] Blastophaga psenes is the vector of the nematode bringing it to the fig tree.

This species is also transported by the cleptoparasite Philotrypesis caricae (Agaonidae).

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