Rev 07/02/2024
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Meloidogynidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne mersa Siddiqi & Booth, 1991
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 mangrove (Sonneratia alba) in the intertidal regioon of Brunei Bay, Brunei.
Sedentary endoparasite.
Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.
Mangrove (Sonneratia alba)
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Galling mainly visible on fine feeder roots; older galls up to 10,, diam containing upt to 20 females, 10 males, numerous eggs and J2.
Resistance
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Siddiqi, M.R. and Booth, W. 1991. Meloidogyne (Hypsoperine) mersa sp.n. (Nematoda: Tylenchina) attacking Sonneratia alba trees in mangrove forest in Brunei Darussalam. Afro-Asian J. Nematology 1:212-220.
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.