An updated checklist of Meloidogyne Göldi, ۱۸۸۷ species, with a diagnostic compendium for second-stage juveniles and males

The cosmopolitan root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne are considered as the most important plant-parasitic nematodes damaging almost all higher plant species. This paper provides an updated checklist of ۱۰۵ valid species of Meloidogyne, along with their synonyms and non-valid members. Furthermore, species are grouped based upon their diagnostic characteristics of second-stage juveniles (tail shape, tail length, stylet length and dorsal gland orifice (DGO) distance from stylet base) and males (number of lateral incisures, stylet length, DGO and spicules length).

کلیدواژه ها:

Identification ، Meloidogyne ، Morphology ، root-knot nematodes ، species list ، taxonomy