PM 7/95 (2): Xiphinema americanum sensu lato

Specific scope

This Standard describes a diagnostic protocol for Xiphinema americanum sensu lato 1 . This Standard should be used in conjunction with PM 7/76 Use of EPPO diagnostic protocols. Terms used are those in the EPPO Pictorial Glossary of Morphological Terms in Nematology 2 .

Specific approval and amendment

Approved in 2009‐09. Revised in 2017‐01. This revision was prepared on the basis of the IPPC Diagnostic Protocol adopted in 2016 (Annex 11 to ISPM 27, IPPC, 2016). This EPPO Diagnostic Standard differs in terms of format but it is consistent with the content of the IPPC Standard. However, since the adoption of the IPPC Protocol 5 new species have been added into the group and are included in this version of the EPPO Protocol.