Meloidogyne sasseri

 

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Beachgrass Root-knot Nematode Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

        Meloidogyne sasseri Handoo, Huettel & Golden, 1993

 

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Distribution:

Described from roots of beach grasses (Ammophila breviligulata and Panicum amarulum) at Henlopen State Park and Fenwick Island in Delaware, USA.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus. 

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Hosts:

American beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata),  bitter panicum (Panicum amarulum), wheat (Triticum aestivum cv Coldwell and F1 302), rice (Oryza sativa cv Lemont), oat (Avena sativa F1 501),  bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), zoysia grass (Zoysia japonicum) and St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum).

Corn (Zea mays) is a non-host (Handoo et al., 1993; Subbotin et al., 2021).

 

 
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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Roots of grasses are not galled;  females protrude from roots and are surrounded by a large egg sac,

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Management:

Resistance

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Handoo, Z.A., Huettel, R.N. and Golden, A.M. 1993. Description and SEM observations of Meloidogyne sasseri n.sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) parsitizing beach grasses. J. Nematology25:628-641.

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.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 02, 2024.