Meloidogyne subarctica

Meloidogyne subarctica	Contents	Rev 07/02/2024
Subarctic Grass Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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	Distribution	Management
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne subarctica Bernard, 1981

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Distribution:

Collected from galls on the roots of dunegrass (Leymus mollis) in the Aleutian islands (located west of the Alaskan (USA) peninsula).

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

Type Host: American dunegrass (Leymus mollis)

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Chromosome number n=18. Reproduction by amphimixis (Bernard, 1981; Triantaphyllou, 1985; Subbotin et al., 2021).

Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Bernard, E. 1981. Heteroderoidea (Nematoda) from the Aleutian Islands. J. Nematology 13:499-513.

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.

Triantaphyllou, A.C. 1985. Gametogenesis and the chromosomes of Meloidogune nataliei: not typical of other root-knot nematodes. J. Nematology 17:1-5.

Triantaphyllou, A.C. 1985. Cytogenetics, cytotaxonomy and phylogeny of root-knot nematodes. In Sasser, J.N. & Carter, C.C. (eds) An Advanced Treatiswe on Meloidogyne.Vol 1. Biology and Control.N.C. State Universty Graphics, Raleigh, N.C. USA.