Meloidogyne karsseni

 

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

 

Meloidogyne karsseni Singh, Gitonga, Hajihassani, Verhaage, van Aaalst-Philipse, Couvreur & Bert, 2023.

 

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Key diagnostic characteristtics:

1. Second-stage juveniles:

2. Female:

3. Male:

Species named in honor of  Prof. Dr. Gerrit Karssen for his valuable contributions as a nematode taxonomist, especially in the Meloidogyne  group

Ref: Singh et al., 2023

 

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

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Distribution:

Species described associated with sweet pepper in Guanojuato State, Mexico.

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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:

Type host: Capsicum annuum.

 
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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Singh, P.R., Gitonga, D., Hajihassani, A., Verhaage, A., van Aaalst-Philipse, E., Couvreur, M., Bert, W. 2023. A New Root-Knot Nematode species, Meloidogyne karsseni n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), From Mexico and a Taxonomic Update on M. paranaensis From Guatemala. J. Nematology 55: e2023-1| DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2023-0042

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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Revised: July 02, 2024.