On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mayaguensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988

Holo- and paratypes of the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne mayagztensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988 and M. 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 pararypes confirms the taxonomical status of Meloidogyne mayaguensis as a junior synonym for M. enterolobii.