Abstract
A root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne suginamiensis n. sp. from mulberry (Morus alba) in Tokyo, Japan, is described and illustrated. This new species differs from M. mali in the female perineal pattern having the slightly squarish outline, wavy striae (oval outline, smooth striae in M. mali); the shorter the more broad tail of the second-stage larvae (24-33, μm vs. 30-34μcm and 30-40μm long of the original description and of the populations of M. mali from mulberry, respectively); and differentiating characteristics of face view of the second-stage larvae as well as of the males in observation by scanning electron microscope. M. suginamiensis n. sp. can also be separated from M. mali in parasitizing on not only woody plants but on various kinds of herbaceous plants. Jpn. J. Nematol. 14: 49-57 (1984).
