Xiphinema mediterraneum		Contents		Rev 07/26/2012
		Classification		Hosts
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Xiphinema Menu		Economic Importance		Damage
		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

      Enoplea

      Dorylaimida
       Dorylaimina
        Dorylaimoidea
         Longidoridae
          Xiphineminae

Xiphinema mediterraneum Martelli and Lamberti

 

X. mediterraneum is generally considered a synonym of X. pachtaicum.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Feeds at root tips causing swelling, stunting, and destruction of tips.

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Hosts:

For an extensive list of host plant species and their susceptibility, copy the name

Xiphinema mediterraneum

select Nemabase and paste the name in the Genus and species box

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Resistance

For a list of plant species or cultivars (if any) reported to be immune or to have some level of resistance to this nematode species, copy the name

Xiphinema mediterraneum

select Nemabase Resistance Search and paste the name in the Genus and species box

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References:

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 26, 2012.