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Setaria
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Type fragment for Setaria bussei R.A.W. Herrm.
Catalog Number: US 3049713
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): W. Busse
Locality: Mpatila plateau, Baumporis., Tanzania, Africa
- Type fragment: Herrmann, R.A.W. 1910. Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen. 10: 46.
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Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Setaria sphacelata is a tall African grass, also known as South African pigeon grass and African bristlegrass.[2] It is native to tropical and subtropical Africa, and is extensively cultivated globally as a pasture grass and for cut fodder.[2][3] This is a rhizomatous perennial grass producing flattened, hairless, blue-green stems up to 2 m tall. The inflorescence is a dense, narrow panicle of bristly, orange-tinged spikelets up to 25 cm long.[2]
In Africa, Setaria sphacelata seed heads are an important food source for several bird species, including the Long-tailed Widowbird.[4]
Commercial cultivars have been developed for various climates and soil conditions. All cultivars are high in oxalate, making them generally unsuitable for horses. Recognised pests in cultivation include the buffel grass seed caterpillar (Mampava rhodoneura) and the fungus Pyricularia trisa.[5]
Setaria sphacelata has become naturalised in many countries and is a significant environmental weed in three Australian states.[2][3][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Weeds of Australia". Biosecurity Queensland. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Tropical Forages Factsheet". Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Hockey P., Dean W. and Ryan P. (2005). Roberts - Birds of southern Africa, VIIth ed. The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
- ^ "Setaria for coastal pastures". NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Warblers in the Mist". Australian Rainforest Conservation Society. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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Setaria is a genus of parasitic roundworms that infect domesticated mammals such as pigs, camels, cattle and horses.[1] Some species also infect wild mammals such as deer and antelope. The genus consists of about 43 species. Members of the genus are uniquely parasites in the abdominal cavity of the body. They are mostly large-sized roundworms, possessing an elaborate head (cephalic) region that is characterised by spines, presence of four lips, and well-guarded mouth.[2][3] Little is known about their pathogenic effects, but some are known to affect nervous system and eye. The larval infective forms are transmitted from one animal to another by the bite of mosquitoes and flies. In addition Setaria marshalli can be transmitted from the womb to new-born calf.[4]
Species[edit]
Some important species of the genus are:
- Setaria cervi which are parasites of buffalo, bison, deer and antelope. They are capable of migrating to central nervous system causing serious neurological disease. They are found worldwide and predominantly in Europe and Asia. Stable fly Haematobia stimulans is the major vector.
- Setaria digitata which are parasites of cattle in Asia. It was introduced to Mauritius. Different species of mosquitoes including those of Aedes, Culex and Anopheles are vectors. In central Japan Anopheles sinensis is the major vector.
- Setaria equina which are parasites of horses, mules, and donkeys, and also capable of infecting cattle and camels. Mosquito species of Aedes are the primary vectors. They are most prevalent in Kenya.
- Setaria javensis which are parasites of mouse-deer in Malaysia. They are transmitted by Aedes togoi.
- Setaria labiotapapillosa which are parasites of cattle, as well as other domesticated animals. Aedes togoi and Anopheles hyrcanus are the vectors in Japan, while Mansonia spp. are vectors in Kenya, and Aedes caspius in Italy.
- Setaria marshalli which are parasites of cattle.
References[edit]
- ^ Cheng, Thomas C. (1986). General Parasitology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Elsevier Science. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-3231-4010-2.
- ^ Shoho, Chuzaburo; Uni, Shigehiko (1977). "Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of some Setaria species (Filarioidea, Nematoda)". Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 53 (1): 93–104. doi:10.1007/BF00383119.
- ^ Rhee, J K; Choi, E Y; Park, B K; Jang, B G (1994). "Application of scanning electron microscopy in assessing the prevalence of some Setaria species in Korean cattle". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 32 (1): 1. doi:10.3347/kjp.1994.32.1.1.
- ^ Anderson, R.C. (2000). Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates Their Development and Transmission (2nd ed.). Wallingford: CAB International. pp. 479–482. ISBN 978-0-8519-9786-5.
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Annuals or perennials. Leaves flat or folded, sometimes plicate. Ligule usually a ciliate rim. Inflorescence usually a panicle, either open or dense and spike-like; the spikelets subtended by 1 or more bristles which persist on the axis after the spikelets fall. Spikelets oblong to ovate, ± plano-convex, awnless; glumes unequal, the lower generally much smaller, ovate from a clasping base; lower floret male or barren, as long as the spikelet, herbaceous; upper lemma crustaceous, strongly convex on the back, often rugose.
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Depth range based on 16 specimens in 3 taxa.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 1
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 1
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Foodplant / miner
larva of Agromyza nigrella mines leaf of Setaria
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