Meloidogyne graminis
(Sledge & Golden, 1964) Whitehead, 1968
Syn.:
 Hypsoperine graminis Sledge & Golden, 1964
Hypsoperine (Hypsoperine) graminis (Sledge & Golden, 1964) Siddiqi, 1985
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Measurements in glycerine [mean + SD (range); all measurements in um] 
 
Character
J2
Males
Females
N
10
3
6
Body length
463 + 31.4 
(403 - 506) 
1248 + 96 
(1152 - 1344) 
- 
Greatest body diameter
13.7 + 0.7 
(12.6 - 15.2) 
34.8 + 3.2 
(31.6 - 37.9) 
- 
Body diameter at stylet knobs
- 
14.8 + 0.8 
(13.9 - 15.2) 
- 
Body diameter at  S-E pore
12.4 + 0.4 
(12.0 - 13.3) 
25.0 + 1.0 
(24.0 - 25.9) 
- 
Body diameter at anus
10.0 + 0.5 
(9.5 - 10.7) 
- 
- 
Stylet length
12.4 + 0.4 
(12.0 - 13.4) 
18.1 + 0.4 
(17.7 - 18.3) 
12.8 + 0.4 
(12.6 - 13.5) 
DGO
2.5 + 0.3 
(1.9 - 3.2) 
2.7 + 0.4 
(2.5 - 3.2) 
4.1 + 0.6 
(3.3 - 5.0) 
S-E pore to anterior end
- 
- 
11.4 + 1.6 
(8.2 - 12.6) 
Anterior end to metacorpus
- 
61 + 4.9 
(57 - 66)
99 + 7.3 
(92 - 112) 
Metacorpus length
- 
- 
36.0 + 5.0 
(30.3 - 44.2) 
Metacorpus diameter
- 
- 
35.3 + 3.1 
(31.6 - 41.1) 
Tail length
76 + 4.9 
(66 - 82) 
- 
- 
Tail terminus length
18.9 + 1.8 
(15.8 - 21.5) 
- 
- 
Anus-primordium
105 + 8.7 
(89 - 116) 
- 
- 
Spicule
- 
27.4 + 3.6 
(25.3 - 31.6) 
- 
Gubernaculum
- 
8.0 + 0.4 
(7.6 - 8.2) 
- 
a
33.9 + 1.9 
(31.5 - 37.3) 
36.0 + 0.5 
(35.5 - 36.5) 
- 
b"
8.1 + 0.6 
(6.9 - 8.9) 
- 
- 
c
6.1 + 0.3 
(5.7 - 6.4) 
- 
- 
c'
7.7 + 0.5 
(6.8 - 8.3) 
- 
- 
T
- 
66 + 11.8 
(52 - 74) 
- 
(S-E pore / L) x 100
16.4 + 1.4 
(15.2 - 19.4) 
7.9 + 0.7 
(7.3 - 8.7) 
- 
Female
Body oval and asymmetrical shaped, relatively large with short neck.  Perineal pattern located on a posterior protuberance.  Short stylet, cone slightly curved dorsally, knobs ovoid and slightly backwardly sloping.  S-E pore less than one stylet length behind head end.  Perineal pattern rounded to oval shaped, with coarse striae and angular arch, tail terminus area free of striae, lateral field visible. 
Male
Body anteriorly tapering.  Head slightly set off from body.  Head cap relatively small, labial disc not elevated, lateral lips absent.  Head region without transverse incisures.  Short stylet with rounded knobs, slightly backward sloping.  DGO to stylet knobs relatively short.  Lateral field with four incisures, clear areolation not observed. 
Second-stage juvenile
Relatively long and slender body.  DGO close to stylet knobs. Hemizonid posterior to the S-E pore.  Long slender tail with inflated rectum and relatively long gradually tapering hyaline tail part, ending in rounded terminus. 
Hosts
Known to parasitize grasses, including different cultivars of both Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Zoysia japonica Steud., Paspulum notatum Fluegge, Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze, Oryza sativa L., Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. and Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link. (Jepson, 1987). Also detected on the cereals Sorghum vulgare Pers. and Zea mays L. 
Distribution
In Europe only reported from coastal dunes in Germany and the Netherlands. 
Type locality and host
Lawn around Division of Plant Industry Laboratory, Winter Haven, Florida USA and described from Stenotaphrum secundatum. 
Etymology
The species epithet means 'from grass'. 
(Description- Karssen, 2002)

DNA Sequences Obtained
Specimen: Collected:
KonzaV AA-129 Konza Prairie, First survey
KonzaVII EE-84 Konza Prairie, First survey
TXB441 Texas