Meloidogyne acronea

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African cotton root-knot nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Subclass: Diplogasteria
Order: Tylenchida
Superfamily: Tylenchoidea
Family: Heteroderidae
Subfamily: Meloidogyninae
Genus: Meloidogyne
Species: M. acronea
Binomial name
Meloidogyne acronea
Coetzee, (1956)
Synonyms

Hypsoperine acronea
Hypsoperine (Hypsoperine) acronea

Meloidogyne acronea (African cotton root-knot nematode, African cotton root nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode, and also an invasive species.


[edit] References

  • Coetzee, V. Meloidogyne acronea, a new species of root-knot nematode. Nature. 1956 May 12;177(4515):899-900.

[edit] External links

Nemaplex, University of California - Meloidogyne acronea
American Society of Nematologists - Meloidogyne acronea