Micro-CT study of male genitalia and reproductive system of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae)
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Alba-Alejandre I, Hunter WB, Alba- Tercedor J (2018) Micro-CT study of male genitalia and reproductive system of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae). PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202234.
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This work was supported by USDA-NIFA Award 2014-70016-23028 ªDeveloping an Infrastructure and Product Test Pipeline to Deliver Novel Therapies for Citrus Greening Diseaseº, 2015-2020;Abstract
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is a major vector of the bacteria Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus and C.L. americanus, which cause Huanglongbing disease (HLB)
(aka Citrus greening disease), considered the most serious bacterial disease of citrus trees.
As part of a multidisciplinary project on psyllid biology (www.citrusgreening.org), the results
presented here concern a detailed anatomical study of the male reproductive system (testes,
seminal vesicles, accessory glands, sperm pump, connecting ducts, and aedeagus)
using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The study summarizes current knowledge
on psyllids male reproductive system and represents significant advances in the knowledge
of ACP anatomy.