Nacobbus dorsalis

Nacobbus dorsalis	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
False Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida

Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Nacobbinae

Nacobbus dorsalis Thorne & Allen, 1944

False Root-knot Nematode

Morphology and Anatomy:

	Immature Females: vermiform. tylenchid stylet with well developed basal knobs; head not off-set; esophageal gland overlapping the intestine dorsally; lateral field with four incisures; monovarial vulva close to the anus, sub-terminal
	Mature Females: Saccate (0.8 to 1.4 mm long and 0.2 to 0.45 mm wide). Nacobbus dorsalis differs from N. aberrans in the number of annules between vulva and anus (VA = 8-14 in N. dorsalis compared to VA = 15-24 in N. aberrans) and a more posterior vulval position in the immature females (94-97% compared to 91-94 %, respectively). Mature N. dorsalis females are rounder compared to the spindle-shaped N. aberrans females. Posterior of female - vulva and anus (SEM): Photograph: I. Cid. del Prado
Drawing by Charles S. Papp, CDFA
	Males: Vermiform and of the same body length as females. Caudal alae peloderan. Spicules and gubernaculum.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

In California, this species of false root knot nematode is found occasionally in Kern, King, Los Angeles, Monterey, Riverside, and San Luis Obispo counties. Mainly on plants not of agricultural importance.

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Economic Importance:

D-rated pest in California Nematode Pest Rating System.

Mainly reported from non-agricultural plants, and quite rare.

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Feeding:

All juveniles are migratory endoparasites and penetrate plant root tips and/or axial roots. Mature females penetrate roots, become swollen and sedentary, cause formation of root galls and enlarged cells.

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Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Eggs are retained in the female body in N. dorsalis.

Life cycle is approximately 48 days at 25 C.

The nematode migrates through plant tissues as a juvenile; it initiates a gall and becomes sedentary as a young female.

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Damage:

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Resistance

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

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References:

Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H., M. A. Costilla, M. Doucet, J. Franco, R. N. Inserra, P. S. Lehman, I. Cid del Prado-Vera, R. M. Souza, and K. Evans. 2002. The genus Nacobbus Thorne & Allen, 1944 (Nematoda:Pratylenchidae):Systematics, distribution, biology and management. Nematropica 32:149-227.