Immobility in the sedentary plant-parasitic nematode H. glycines is associated with remodeling of neuromuscular tissue
Fig 8
The independently evolved sedentary nematode M. incognita undergoes muscle atrophy during development.
Fluorescent micrographs of phalloidin-stained Meloidogyne incognita mobile J2s (A) and sedentary post-infection stage (B). Similar to H. glycines, M. incognita undergoes cell-specific muscle atrophy with only remnant body wall muscle stripes (arrowheads) apparent in sedentary stages. Scale bar, 10 μm.