First report of two Mesocriconema (Nematoda: Criconematidae) species in mulberry trees in Costa Rica

Authors

  • Walter Peraza-Padilla Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Laboratorio de Nematologia, Heredia, Costa Rica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/pat.v2i1.27415

Keywords:

Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor 1936) Loof 1989, Mesocriconema anastomoides (Maqbool & Shahina 1985) Loof & De Grisse 1989, morphometry, ring nematodes.

Abstract

Soil samples were collected from the rhizosphere of mulberry (Morus alba L.) trees, in a 1,000 m2 plot, at the Experimental Farm Santa Lucia, in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica, in August 2013. The plants showed symptoms of yellowing, declining and poor development. Specimens of two ring nematode were collected from the soil and identified as Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor 1936) Loof 1989 and M. anastomoides (Maqbool & Shahina 1985) Loof & De Grisse 1989, based on the morphological and morphometrical analysis of females. Both nematodes have been previously found in Costa Rica. However, this is the first report of nematodes from the Criconematidae family associated to mulberry trees and it provides additional information on the distribution of this phytoparasite.

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Author Biography

  • Walter Peraza-Padilla, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Laboratorio de Nematologia, Heredia, Costa Rica.

    Laboratorio de Nematología

    Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias

    Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

    Apartado postal 86-3000. Heredia. Costa Rica.

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Published

2014-07-17

Issue

v. 44, n. 2, Apr./Jun. 2014

Section

Scientific Note

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How to Cite

PERAZA-PADILLA, W. First report of two Mesocriconema (Nematoda: Criconematidae) species in mulberry trees in Costa Rica. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], v. 2, n. 1, p. 223–229, 17 Jul.2014.