Meloidogyne ottersoni

  

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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae


        Meloidogyne ottersoni (Thorne, 1969) Franklin, 1971

Synonyms:  

Hypsoperine ottersoni (Thorne, 1969) (= Hypsoperine (H.) ottersoni (Thorne, 1969))

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

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Distribution:

Described from Wisconsin, USA. Also reported from Argentina and Brazil.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

.Type Hosty: Canary grass (Phalaris arundianacea). Aldo reported from other grasses and from rice.

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

Resistance

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References:

Franklin, M.T. 1971. Taxonomy of Heterderidae In Zuckerman, B.M., Mai, W.F. and Rohde, R.A. (eds) Plant-parasitic Nematodes Vol 1.  Academic Press, New York.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 05, 2022.