Meloidogyne dunensis

Meloidogyne dunensis	Contents	Rev 10/31/2023
Dune Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne dunensis Palomares-Rius, Vovlas, Troccoli, Liebanas, Landa & Castillo, 2007

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:

Reported from sand dunes on Mediterranean coast in Spain,

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

European sea rocket (Cakile maritima).. Also hosted by chickpea and tomato

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

High infection rates on European sea rocket (Cakile maritima). Numerous galls of various sizar with numerous lateral roots from galled areas.

Management:

Resistance

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

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Palomares-Rius, J.E., Vovlas, N., Troccoli, A., Liebanas, G., Landa B.N. and Castillo,P.A. 2007. New root-knot nematode parasitizing sea rocketfrom Spanish Mediterranean coastal dunes. J. Nematology 38:190-202.

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.