Meloidogyne aberrans

 

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Rev 09/23/2024

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

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Meloidogynidae
          Meloidogyninae


        Meloidogyne aberrans Tan, Xu, Yuan, Wang, Lin, Zhou & Liao, 2017

Synonyms

 

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

Female:

  • Body pear-shaped to ovoid; embedded in galled tissue.

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

Male:

  • Vermiform; posterior body twisted
  • Latera feiled unusual for the genus with 11-15 incisures at mid-body.

Second-stege juveniles:

  • Stylet unusually long for the genus (15.9-16.8 um).
  • Lateral field with four incisures
  • Pharyngeal gland overlapping intestine venyrally

 

 

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Distribution:

Reported fromGuiZhou Province, China.

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Economic Importance:

Potentially damageing in kiwi production.

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Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus. 

  Incites large galls near root tips.  Galls contain 1 to 5 females

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Hosts:

.Roots of wild kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) had high infection levels at type locality.

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Males occur. Chromosome number and mode of reproduction unknown.

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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:

Subbotin, S.A. Palomares-Rius, J.E., Castillo, P. 2021. Systematics of Root-knot Nematodes (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae).  Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 14, D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 857p.

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Revised: September 23, 2024.