Meloidogyne acronea

African cotton root-knot nematode
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Subclass:	Diplogasteria
Order:	Tylenchida
Superfamily:	Tylenchoidea
Family:	Heteroderidae
Subfamily:	Meloidogyninae
Genus:	Meloidogyne
Species:	M. acronea
Binomial name
Meloidogyne acronea Coetzee, (1956)
Synonyms
Hypsoperine acronea Hypsoperine (Hypsoperine) acronea

Meloidogyne acronea (African cotton root-knot nematode, African cotton root nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode, and also an invasive species.

References

• Coetzee, V. Meloidogyne acronea, a new species of root-knot nematode. Nature. 1956 May 12;177(4515):899-900.

External links

• Nemaplex, University of California - Meloidogyne acronea
• American Society of Nematologists - Meloidogyne acronea