Rev 09/12/2022
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Heteroderidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne acronea Coetzee, 1956 Synonyms = Hypsoperine acronea (Coetzee, 1956) Sledge & Golden, 1964) (= Hypsoperine (Hypsoperine) acronea (Coetzee, 1956) Sledge & Golden, 1964))
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Originally deswcribed from roots of Sorgyhum in North West Province, South Africa.
Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.
Type Host: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Coetzee, V. 1956. Meloidogyne acronea, a new species of root-knot nematode. Nature 177:899-900.