title: On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mayaguensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988.
abstract: Holo- and paratypes of the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne mayaguensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988 and Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang & Eisenback, 1983 were morphometrically and morphologically compared. All observed female, male and second-stage juvenile morphometrical and morphological characters are identical for the two studied species. Additionally, contradictions between the original species descriptions were unravelled.The present study of holo- and paratypes confirms the taxonomical status of Meloidogyne mayaguensis as a junior synonym for Meloidogyne enterolobii.
authors.affiliation: Plant Protection Service, Wageningen Nematode Collection, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Gerrit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karssen
authors.forename: Jinling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Evelyn Yj
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: van Heese
authors.forename: Loes Jmf
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: den Nijs