Litylenchus crenatae

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Family: Anguinidae (Nematode) | Genus: Litylenchus

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Color: brown, yellow, green
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Location: between leaf veins
Form: leaf curl
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Common Name(s): Beech leaf disease (BLD)

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Further Information (1)

Beech leaf disease symptoms caused by newly recognized nematode subspecies Litylenchus crenatae mccannii (Anguinata) described from Fagus grandifolia in North America. - 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) [Link]

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Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC • Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC