Meloidogyne platani

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

     Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne platani Hirschmann, 1982

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:

Described from Sycamore tree roots in Virginia, USA.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

Type Host: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Some other tree species are hosts but, generally, the host range seems rather limited.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Chromosome number 2n=42-44. The large number, and variability of chromosome number, are typical of species reproducing by obligate mitotic parthenogenesis. (Hirschmann, 1982; Triantaphyllou, 1985; Subbotin et al., 2021)

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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:

Hirschmann, H. 1982. Meloidogyne platani n. sp. (Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitizing American sycamore. J. Nematology 14:84-95.

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.