Rev 07/02/2024
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Meloidogynidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne maritima Jepson, 1987
Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Described from roots of Ammophila arenaria (marram grass) on sand dunes at Perranporth, Cornwall, UK Also reported from Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Sedentary endoparasite.
Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.
Ammophila arenaria (marram grass)
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Resistance
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Jepson, S.B. 1987. Identification of Root-knot Nematodes ()Meloidogyne species). CAB International, Wallingford, UK
Subbotin, S.A. Palomares-Rius, J.E., Castillo, P. 2021. Systematics of Root-knot Nematodes (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Vol 14: D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 857p.