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Characterization of root-knot nematodes infecting mulberry in Southern China

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|Mar 2020

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Figure 1:

Representative morphological characteristics of M. enterolobii. (A, whole female; B, C, female head; D, E, female perineal pattern; F, male entire; G, male head and tail; H, male posture; I, head of G second instar larva; J, middle of second instar larva; K, tail of second instar larva).
Representative morphological characteristics of M. enterolobii. (A, whole female; B, C, female head; D, E, female perineal pattern; F, male entire; G, male head and tail; H, male posture; I, head of G second instar larva; J, middle of second instar larva; K, tail of second instar larva).

Figure 2:

Phylogenetic relationships within root-knot nematodes on mulberry as inferred from Bayesian analysis of the rDNA-ITS gene sequences. Posterior probability values more than 70% are given on appropriate clades.
Phylogenetic relationships within root-knot nematodes on mulberry as inferred from Bayesian analysis of the rDNA-ITS gene sequences. Posterior probability values more than 70% are given on appropriate clades.

Figure 3:

Phylogenetic relationships within root-knot nematodes on mulberry as inferred from Bayesian analysis of the D2-D3 region of the 28S gene sequences. Posterior probability values more than 70% are given on appropriate clades.
Phylogenetic relationships within root-knot nematodes on mulberry as inferred from Bayesian analysis of the D2-D3 region of the 28S gene sequences. Posterior probability values more than 70% are given on appropriate clades.

Measurements of males of Meloidognye sp_ in mulberry root knot_

CharacterRangeMean
Linear (μm)
n 2020
Body length1,500.0 – 1,910.61,661.5 ± 109.7
Body width36.8 – 48.032.7 ± 15.4
Tail length8.2 – 19.511.6 ± 2.3
Stylet length21.1 – 24.716.0 ± 3.9
Stylet knob height2.4 – 3.83.1 ± 0.4
Stylet knob width4.1 – 5.64.6 ± 0.4
DGO3 – 53.6 ± 0.6
Excretory pore to head end158.9 – 206.1174.4 ± 12.4
Spicule length27.3 – 31.329.0 ± 1.2
Testis length758.0 – 1,050.0834.5 ± 64
a 34.0 – 44.737.5 ± 1.9
c 71.1 – 170.4110.8 ± 31.1

Measurements of 10 juveniles of Meloidogyne enterolobii n_ sp_

CharacterRangeMean
Linear (μm)
n 2020
Body length360 – 440399.7 ± 21.3
Body width13 – 1713.6 ± 0.7
Tail length40.5 – 62.450.8 ± 5.7
Excretory pore to head end83.5 – 97.589.8 ± 3.5
Stylet length10.4 – 12.810.9 ± 0.7
Stylet knob height1.6 – 1.71.60 ± 0.00
Stylet knob width2.4 – 3.02.60 ± 0.2
DGO2 – 53.1 ± 0.7
a 24 – 2926.7 ± 1.5
c 6.2 – 10.07.5 ± 0.9

Measurements of females of Meloidognye sp_ in mulberry root knot_

CharacterRangeMean ± SD
Linear (μm)
n 2020
Body length550 – 850676 ± 97.9
Body width403 – 750491.4 ± 67.0
Neck length3.6 – 4.33.9 ± 0.2
Stylet length12 – 1914.7 ± 1.7
Stylet knob height1.8 – 2.92.3 ± 0.3
Stylet knob width3.9 – 5.44.7 ± 0.5
DGO2 – 42.9 ± 0.6
Excretory pore to Head end41.3 – 79.655.8 ± 10.2
a 0.94 – 1.931.50 ± 0.3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-004 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 8
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2019
Published on: Mar 17, 2020
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2020 Pan Zhang, Hudie Shao, Chunping You, Yan Feng, Zhenwen Xie, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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