Meloidogyne californiensis

  

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

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae


        Meloidogyne californiensis Abdel-Rahman & Maggenti, 1987

Detailed information on this species not yet prepared.  Host data may be available.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 
 
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Distribution:

Described from Bulrush plants in a freshwater sctream at Pomponia Beach, California, USA.  The type locality and type host are essentially the same as those for Hirschmanniella pomponiensis.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

.Type Host: Bulrush (Bolboschoenus (formerly Scirpus) robustus Pursh.).

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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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:

Abdel-Rahman, F. and Maggenti, A.R. 1987. Meloidogyne californiensis n. sp. (Nemata: Meloidogyninae), parasitic on bulrush, Scirpus robustus Pursh. Journal of Nematology 19:207-217..

Subbotin, S.A., Rius, J.E.P. and Castillo, P., 2021. Systematics of Root-Knot Nematodes (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae). Brill. 857p.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: October 22, 2023.