Meloidoderita polygoni

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Classification:

Tylenchida
      Criconematina
        Tylenchuloidea
      Tylenchulidae
        Meloidoderitinae

          Meloidoderita polygoni Golden & Handoo, 1984

    Synonyms:

      None.

Morphology and Anatomy:

All stages: Excretory pore situated around level of nerve ring.

Female:

Globose.
Vulva appearing as terminal and anus as dorsal.
Cuticle bearing numerous small spines.
Uterine wall greatly thickened, transformed into a cyst which retains part of the eggs.

Male:

No stylet.
Penial tube short.

[Ref: Raski & Luc (1987).]

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

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References:

Raski, D.J. and Luc, M. 1987. A reappraisal of Tylenchina (Nematoda) 10. The superfamily Criconematoidea Taylor, 1936. Revue de Nematologie 10:409-444. 987

Golden AM, Handoo ZA (1984) Description of Meloidoderita polygoni. n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidoderitidae) from USA and Observations on M. kirjanovae from Israel and USSR. Journal of Nematology 16: 265-282