Other plant-parasitic Aphelenchoides

While the MPPA represent 95% of the total reports, the other 10 species have been reported only from a limited number of plants (Table 1). Noteworthy, some of them were reported on hosts with records of the MPPA species, and special attention should be paid in such instances for an accurate identification (Fig. 3). Some plant genera could shelter a combination of the following species: A. blastopthorus + A. subtenuis on Narcissus sp. ( Amaryllidaceae), A. blastopthorus + A. fragariae on Begonia sp. ( Begoniaceae), A. blastopthorus + A. fragariae + A. ritzemabosi + A. subtenuis on Iris sp. ( Iridaceae), A. fragariae + A. ritzemabosi + A. subtenuis on Colchicum sp. ( Colchicaceae) and A. ritzemabosi + A. subtenuis on Tulipa sp. ( Liliaceae). Species reported from a limited number of plant species in particular locations, i.e. A. ensete, A. nechaleos and A. paranechaleos, require more sampling and laboratory tests to confirm their specificity.