Meloidogyne luci(MELGLC)
Distribution details in Ecuador
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, unreliable record
Meleita et al. (2022) list M. luci as present in Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador. This was based on the following facts:
- Esbenshade & Triantaphyllou (1985) found a esterase phenotype designated M3 with three bands in three populations from South America (Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador), which could not be identified to species level.
- according to Carneiro et al. (2014), the M. luci esterase phenotype L3 is identical to the M3 phenotype identified by Esbenshade & Triantaphyllou (1985).
However the EPPO Secretariat considered that it was not sufficient evidence to consider that M. luci occurs in Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador.
- Esbenshade & Triantaphyllou (1985) found a esterase phenotype designated M3 with three bands in three populations from South America (Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador), which could not be identified to species level.
- according to Carneiro et al. (2014), the M. luci esterase phenotype L3 is identical to the M3 phenotype identified by Esbenshade & Triantaphyllou (1985).
However the EPPO Secretariat considered that it was not sufficient evidence to consider that M. luci occurs in Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador.
* Carneiro RMDG, Correa VR, Almeida MRA, Gomes ACMM, Deimi AM, Castagnone-Sereno P, Karssen, G (2014) Meloidogyne luci n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitising different crops in Brazil, Chile and Iran. Nematology 16(3), 289-301.
* Esbenshade PR, Triantaphyllou AC (1985. Use of enzyme phenotypes for identification of Meloidogyne species. Journal of Nematology 17, 6-20.
* Maleita C, Correia A, Abrantes I, Esteves I (2022) Susceptibility of crop plants to the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne luci, a threat to agricultural productivity. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 61(1), 169-179.
* Personal communication with C. Maleita (2022).
* Esbenshade PR, Triantaphyllou AC (1985. Use of enzyme phenotypes for identification of Meloidogyne species. Journal of Nematology 17, 6-20.
* Maleita C, Correia A, Abrantes I, Esteves I (2022) Susceptibility of crop plants to the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne luci, a threat to agricultural productivity. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 61(1), 169-179.
* Personal communication with C. Maleita (2022).