Phougeishangbam Rolish Singh, Denis Gitonga, Abolfazl Hajihassani, Adriaan Verhage, Eveline van Aalst-Philipse, Marjolein Couvreur, Wim Bert
A new root-knot nematode (RKN) species, Meloidogyne karsseni n. sp., associated with sweet pepper from Mexico, and a population of M. paranaensis from Guatemala, are described using data from morphological, biochemical (isozyme enzymes), molecular, and phylogenetic analyses. Meloidogyne karsseni n. sp. can be morphologically diagnosed using the combined features of the second-stage juveniles, viz. body length (345 to 422 μm), a conical rounded head region, a post-labial annule lacking transverse striation, a thin stylet 11 to 12 μm long, rounded to oval and backwardly sloping knobs, dorsal gland orifice (DGO) at 5...
February 2023: Journal of Nematology