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[[File:Nacobbus aberrans IPM5384322.jpg|250px|thumb|root galls on beet caused by ''Nacobbus aberrans'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author: Florida Division of Plant Industry<br/>Source: [https://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5384322 IPM Images]]]
<font color="#800000">'''''Nacobbus aberrans'''''</font> (Thorne, 1935) - (false root-knot nematode)

This plant-parasitic nematode is found in temperate and subtropical regions of the Americas, attacking a large variety of crops like potato, beet, pepper, tomato, carrots or cucumber. There are also reports about its occurrence in greenhouses outside the Americas. It causes serious damage to potato in South America and to sugarbeet in North America. Yield losses often reach 50%. It produces root galls which are similar to those caused by the [[Meloidogyne (genus)|root-knot nematodes]]. Juveniles are migratory and can repeatedly enter and leave roots. Females are sedentary and cause the formation of syncytia, similar to the cyst nematodes. The life cycle is completed in 2-3 months. Long distance dispersal occurs through the transport of infested tubers and soil. For management, crop rotation and sanitation (e.g. cleaning of agricultural tools) is recommended. 
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|de=falsches Wurzelgallenälchen
|en=false root-knot nematode
|es=falso nematodo de la agalla<br/>falso agallador
|fr=faux nématode à galles
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In contrast to the real root-knot nematodes, females have only one ovary (not 2). Juveniles have a rounded tail (not tapering). Mature females form egg sacs, similar to the root-knot nematodes, and are swollen, about 1-1½ mm long and ½ mm wide. ''N. aberrans'' is often regarded as a species complex of 2 or more forms.

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