| Meloidogyne chitwoodi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Heteroderidae |
| Genus: | Meloidogyne |
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M. chitwoodi
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| Binomial name | |
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Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden, O'Bannon, Santo, & Finley, 1980
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Meloidogyne chitwoodi is a plant pathogenic root-knot nematode that is a crop pest of potatoes, carrots, and black salsify. Root-knot nematodes such as M. chitwoodi cause the production of root-knot galls when their larvae infect the plant's roots and capture nutrients stored in the roots.