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Morphometrics for Meloidogyne indica infecting neem and citrus_ All linear measurements are in micrometer and in the form of mean ± SD_
| Neem population | Citrus population (After Whitehead, 1968) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | J2 | Male | Female | J2 | Female |
| n | 20 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 8 |
| L | 484 ± 31.5 (430–520) | 1253 ± 80 (1180–1380) | 653 ± 92.2 (450–790) | 414 ± 4.5 (381–448) | – |
| Body width | 18 ± 1.5 (16.77–21.15) | 28 ± 4 (24.55–34.66) | 408 ± 75 (325–550) | – | – |
| A | 26.68 ± 1.9 (24.20–29.87) | 44.89 ± 3.5 (39.81–48.06) | 1.60 ± 0.3 (1.38–2.10) | – | – |
| Stylet length | 13.8 ± 0.1 (13.57–14.21) | 16.3 ± 0.4 (15.90–17.08) | 13.7 ± 0.4 (13.32–14.18) | 12 ± 0.9 (10–14) | 14 (12–16) |
| DGO | 2.8 ± 0.2 (2.45–3.25) | 3.1 ± 0.1 (2.92–3.30) | 2.9 ± 0.3 (2.49–3.67) | – | 3 (2–4) |
| Head-metacorpus | 50 ± 2.3 (46.45–53.02) | 73 ± 4.1 (68.70–78.14) | – | – | – |
| Head-oesophageal gland | 138 ± 4.8 (129.97–144.65) | – | – | – | – |
| b′ | 3.5 ± 0.1 (3.10–3.65) | – | – | – | – |
| c | 26.2 ± 1.2 (24.15–27.65) | – | – | 24.9 ± 1.36 (21.2–31) | – |
| c′ | 1.6 ± 0.1 (1.52–1.91) | – | – | 1.57 ± 0.012 (1.06–1.78) | – |
| Tail length | 18 ± 0.6 (17.50–19.50) | – | – | 16.8 ± 1.88 (13–20.1) | – |
| Anal body width | 11.1 ± 1.0 (9.85–12.45) | – | – | – | – |
| Spicule | – | 26 ± 0.6 (25.90–27.50) | – | – | – |
List of primers used for polymerase chain reaction amplification in this study_
| Primer name | Gene | Sequence | References |
| V5367 | ITS | 5′-TTGATTACGTCCCTGCCCTTT-3′ | Vrain et al. (1992) |
| 26S | ITS | 5′-TTTCACTCGCCGTTACTAAGG-3′ | Vrain et al. (1992) |
| D2A | LSU | 5′-ACAAGTACCGTGAGGGAAAGTTG-3′ | Castillo et al. (2003) |
| D3B | LSU | 5′-TCGGAAGGAACCAGCTACTA-3′ | Castillo et al. (2003) |
| JB3 | COI | 5′-TTTTTTGGGCATCCTGAGGTTTAT-3′ | Bowles et al. (1992) |
| JB5 | COI | 5′-AGCACCTAAACTTAAAACATAATGAAAATG-3′ | Derycke et al. (2005) |
List of GenBank accession numbers used in phylogenetic analyses (** Not found in NCBI database)_
| Species | ITS rRNA | D2D3 28S rRNA | COI mtDNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meloidogyne arabicida | ** | KF993624 | ** |
| Meloidogyne africana | ** | ** | KY433441 |
| Meloidogyne arenaria | AF387092 | JX987332 | JX683705 |
| Meloidogyne artiellia | KC545880 | AY150369 | KU517173 |
| Meloidogyne baetica | AY150366 | AY150367 | ** |
| Meloidogyne camelliae | JX912885 | KF542869 | KM887148 |
| Meloidogyne chitwoodi | AY281852 | AF435802 | KU517168 |
| Meloidogyne christiei | KR082319 | KR082317 | ** |
| Meloidogyne dunensis | EF612711 | EF612712 | ** |
| Meloidogyne duytsi | ** | ** | KU517177 |
| Meloidogyne enterolobii | KM046989 | KJ146862 | KT936633 |
| Meloidogyne ethiopica | KF482366 | KF482372 | ** |
| Meloidogyne exigua | ** | AF435795 | ** |
| Meloidogyne fallax | AY281853 | KC241969 | KU517182 |
| Meloidogyne graminicola | KM111531 | KJ728847 | KY250093 |
| Meloidogyne graminis | JN157866 | JN019326 | ** |
| Meloidogyne hapla | EU908052 | DQ145641 | JX683719 |
| Meloidogyne haplanaria | ** | ** | KU174206 |
| Meloidogyne hispanica | EU443613 | EU443607 | JX683712 |
| Meloidogyne ichinohei | ** | EF029862 | KY433448 |
| Meloidogyne incognita | KJ739707 | JX100425 | JX683696 |
| Meloidogyne indica | KC311146 | MF680038 | MF662179 |
| Meloidogyne inornata | KF482368 | KF482374 | ** |
| Meloidogyne izalcoensis | ** | KF993621 | ** |
| Meloidogyne javanica | KJ739709 | KC953092 | JX683711 |
| Meloidogyne konaensis | ** | AF435797 | ** |
| Meloidogyne lopezi | ** | KF993616 | ** |
| Meloidogyne luci | KF482365 | KF482371 | ** |
| Meloidogyne mali | JX978228 | KF880398 | KU517175 |
| Meloidogyne marylandi | JN157854 | JN019333 | |
| Meloidogyne minor | KC241953 | JN628436 | KU517178 |
| Meloidogyne naasi | KJ934132 | KC241979 | KU517170 |
| Meloidogyne panyuensis | ** | ** | ** |
| Meloidogyne paranaensis | ** | AF435799 | ** |
| Meloidogyne silvestris | EU570216 | EU570214 | ** |
| Meloidogyne spartelensis | KP896294 | KP895293 | KP997301 |
| Meloidogyne thailandica | AY858795 | EU364890 | ** |
| Meloidogyne trifoliophila | JX465593 | AF435801 | ** |
| Pratylenchus vulnus | FJ713011 | EU130885 | KX349427 |
| Hirschmanniella oryzae | DQ309588 | JX291142 | ** |
| Tylenchorhynchus leviterminalis | EF030984 | KJ475548 | ** |
| Heterodera glycines | HM370421 | GU595446 | ** |
| Radopholus similis | KJ845638 | JN091964 | KX349430 |
| Heterotheca mucronata | ** | ** | KR819278 |
| Tylenchorhynchus sp | ** | ** | KY639376 |