Meloidogyne ardenensis

Meloidogyne ardenensis	Contents	Rev 07/02/2024
Arden Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne ardenensis Santos, 1968

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:

First described from the UK and later from other European countries (Subbotin et al., 2021).

Hosts:

Type Host: lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor).

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Chromosome number 2n=51-54. Janssen et al. (2017) conclude that integrative taxonomy suggests reproduction is by obligate mitotic parthenogensis.

Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Janssen, T., Karssen, G., Topalovic, O., Coyne, D., Bert, W. 2017. Integrative taxonomy of root-knot nematodes reveals multiple independent origins of mititic parthenogenesis. PloS ONE 12: e0172190.

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.