Meloidogyne konaensis

 

Contents

 

Rev 07/02/2024

Kona Coffee Root-knot Nematode Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
Return to Meloidogyne Menu Economic Importance Damage
Distribution Management
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

           Meloidogyne konaensis Eisenback, Bernard & Schmitt, 1994

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

  Female: 
   
   
   
   

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

Second-stage juvenile

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Distribution:

Hawaii, 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:

Type Host: coffee (Coffea arabica)

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Chromosome number 2n=44. The large number, and variability of chromosome number, are typical of species reproducing by obligate mitotic parthenogenesis. (Eisenback et al., 1994; Subbotin et al., 2021; Triantaphyllou, 1985).

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Damage:

 

 

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Management:

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

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References:

Eisenback, J.D., Bernard, E.C., Schmitt, D.P. 1994. Description of the Kona coffee root-kmot nematode, Meloidogyne konaense n.sp. J. Nematology 26:363-374.

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.

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