Litylenchus crenatae mccannii is a newly recognized nematode subspecies believed to be the cause of beech leaf disease.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Litylenchus crenatae mccannii: Beech leaf disease nematode". NatureServe Explorer.
  2. ^ Carta, Lynn Kay; Handoo, Zafar A.; Li, Shiguang; Kantor, Mihail; Bauchan, Gary; McCann, David; Gabriel, Colette K.; Yu, Qing; Reed, Sharon; Koch, Jennifer; Martin, Danielle; Burke, David J. (2020). "Beech leaf disease symptoms caused by newly recognized nematode subspecies Litylenchus crenatae mccannii (Anguinata) described from Fagus grandifolia in North America". Forest Pathology. 50 (2): e12580. doi:10.1111/efp.12580. S2CID 214348223.
  3. ^ Marra, R. E.; Lamondia, J. A. (2020). "First Report of Beech Leaf Disease, Caused by the Foliar Nematode, Litylenchus crenatae mccannii, on American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) in Connecticut". Plant Disease. 104 (9): 2527. doi:10.1094/PDIS-02-20-0442-PDN.