Image credits: Francesca Sansoni, CREA-DC (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Defence and Certification)
perspective: top / magnification: Microscope 60x
perspective: top
Aphelenchoides besseyi
Aphelenchoides
APLOBE
White tip
Oryza sativa
Aphelenchoides besseyi extracted from rice seeds after 24 h of water imbibition. The animal is female, the mouth apparatus is well defined, the stylet is visible as the knob. The animal was still alive when the picture was taken and it was moving.