Meloidogyne

Translingual

Meloidogyne incognita penetrating a tomato root

Etymology

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Proper noun

Meloidogyne f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteroderidae – root-knot nematodes.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Meloidogyne acronea, Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne artiellia, Meloidogyne brevicauda, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne enterolobii (= Meloidogyne mayaguensis), Meloidogyne exigua, Meloidogyne fruglia, Meloidogyne gajuscus, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, Meloidogyne naasi, Meloidogyne partityla, Meloidogyne thamesi (species)

Further reading

• Root-knot nematode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Meloidogyne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Meloidogyne on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons