Project Master Pest List for Discussion by Working Group (Updated April 29, 2002) 
SON Pest List Of Plant Nematodes Of Regulatory Concern 
to the United States
(With suggested priority ratings for complete risk and action assessments (PRAs) by APHIS 
H =High; M = Moderate; L= Low Priority; [*] = currently on the APHIS 
Regulated Pest List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/regpestlist/)
No.
Nematode 
Available Information Sources
Proposed Working Group Rating
DPI Cir
CIH Data
CAB CPC
Other
1 Bursaphelenchus cocophilus
X
X
X
-
H
2 Bursaphelenchus mucronatus
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI DATA PPQ
M
3 Ditylenchus africanus
X
-
X
-
L
4 Ditylenchus angustus
-
X
X
-
L
5 Globodera pallida
X
X
X
-
H*
6 Globodera rostochiensis
X
X
X
-
H*
7 Heterodera cajani
-
-
X
-
M
8 Heterodera carotae
X
X
-
-
M
9 Heterodera ciceri
X
-
X
-
M
10 Heterodera goettingiana
X
X
X
-
M
11 Heterodera latipons
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
M
12 Heterodera medicaginis
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
VL
13 Heterodera oryzae
-
X
X
-
L
14 Heterodera sacchari
-
X
X
-
M
15 Heterodera zeae
X
-
X
-
M
16 Longidorus attenuatus
-
X
-
-
L
17 Longidorus diadecturus
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
L
18 Meloidogyne acronea
-
X
X
-
L
19 Meloidogyne arabicida
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
L
20 Meloidogyne artiellia
X
-
-
-
M
21 Meloidogyne citri
X
-
-
-
M
22 Meloidogyne coffeicola
-
-
X
-
M
23 Meloidogyne fujianensis
X
-
-
-
M
24 Meloidogyne indica
X
-
-
-
M
25 Meloidogyne jianyangensis
X
-
-
-
M
26 Meloidogyne kongi
X
-
-
-
M
27 Nacobbus aberrans
X
-
X
-
H
28 Pratylenchus sudanensis
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
VL
29 Punctodera chalcoensis
-
-
X
-
M
30 Radopholus citri
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
M
31 Radopholus similis
X
X
X
-
M
32 Rotylenchulus macrodoratus
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
M
33 Subanguina wevelli 
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
L
34 Xiphinema italiae
-
X
-
-
M
35 Aphelenchoides arachidis
X
X
X
-
L
36 Heterodera oryzicola
-
-
X
-
L
37 Meloidogyne decalineata
-
-
X
-
L
38 Meloidogyne exigua
X
X
X
-
M
39 Meloidogyne fallax
-
-
X
EPP0
M
40 Meloidogyne mingnanica
X
-
-
-
M
41 Xiphinema ifacolum
-
-
X
-
L
42 Meloidogyne paranaensis
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
M
43 Hoplolaimus indicus
-
X
X
-
L
44 Longidorus leptocephalus
-
X
-
-
VL
45 Paralongidorus maximus
-
X
-
-
VL
46 Thecavermiculatus andinus
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
L
47 Zygotylenchus guevarai
-
X
X
-
L
48 Meloidogyne donghaiensis
X
-
-
-
M
49 Helicotylenchus variocaudatus
-
-
X
-
VL
50 Hoplolaimus pararobustus
-
-
X
-
VL
51 Meloidogyne mayaguensis
-
-
X
-
M
52 Paralongidorus australis
-
-
X
-
VL
53 Heterodera delvii
-
-
X
-
L
54 Hirschmanniella mitacausa
-
-
X
-
VL
55 Anguina funesta
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
H
56 Meloidogyne kikuyensis
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
57 Meloidogyne oryzae
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
58 Meloidogyne salasi
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
59 Meloidogyne africana
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
L
60 Meloidogyne litoralis
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
61 Meloidogyne naasi
-
-
X
-
L
62 Meloidogyne ardenensis
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
63 Meloidogyne brevicauda
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
64 Meloidogyne mali
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
M
65 Pratylenchus fallax
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
M
66 Achlysiella williamsi
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
L
67 Anguina tritici
X
X
X
-
H
68 Heterodera elachista
-
-
-
Books: temp. tropical nema
L