Radopholus duriophilus sp. n. (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) from Western Highland of Vietnam

Nematology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chau Nguyen ◽  
Sergei Subbotin ◽  
Mehrdad Madani ◽  
Phap Trinh ◽  
Maurice Moens

Abstract A new species of the genus Radopholus associated with durian (Durio zibetinus M.) in the Western Highland of Vietnam is described as Radopholus duriophilus sp. n. The new species is close to R. similis, but is distinguished from R. similis by the position of the excretory pore located posterior to pharyngo-intestine junction (vs at level of pharyngo-intestine junction), oval shape sperm (vs rod-like), four incisures terminating far behind position of phasmid (vs three incisures terminating at or just behind phasmid), and bursa in male never reaching tail terminus (vs bursa reaching tail terminus). Females of R. duriophilus sp. n. differ from R. nativus females by stylet length (16.5-19 vs 19-23 μm), oval or kidney-shaped sperm (vs rod-like), four incisures at level of phasmid (vs three) and their areolated lateral field (vs not areolated). The position of excretory pore of both female and male is located posterior to pharyngo-intestine junction (vs at level or anterior to pharyngo-intestine junction). Females of R. duriophilus sp. n. differ from R. clarus females by stylet length (16.5-19 vs 19-21 μm) and areolated lateral field (vs no areolation). Females of R. duriophilus sp. n. differ from R. musicola females by their lateral field with equidistant incisures at mid-body (vs two deep outer folds and two faint shallow inner incisures), oval or kidney-shaped sperm (vs rod-like), and rounded terminus tail (vs sharply pointed). The species also sp. n. differ in male stylet length (11.5-15 vs 8.8-12 μm). Females of R. duriophilus sp. n. differ from R. bridgei females by stylet length (16.5-19 vs 15-17.5 μm), median bulb length (11-16.5 vs 11-13 μm), length of hyaline tail (3-11 vs not more than 4 μm), and lateral field areolated for entire body (vs not areolated except irregularly on neck and tail). The male differs by stylet length (11.5-15 vs 10-12 μm) and length of the hyaline portion (4-9 vs 1-4 μm). In addition, the relatively high level of ITS sequence divergence of the new species from R. similis populations and the presence of nucleotide autapomorphies support a separate specific status for these durian populations. Results of surveys revealed that R. duriophilus sp. n. is rather widely distributed in durian orchards and associated with decline and death of trees in many durian nursery gardens. Densities of nematode population reached thousands of individuals per g of root samples.

Nematology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jianfeng Gu ◽  
Yiwu Fang ◽  
Ute Schönfeld ◽  
Xinxin Ma ◽  
Xiaoling Lü

Summary Bursaphelenchus parayongensis n. sp. was isolated from packaging wood of a consignment from China exported to Germany. The new species is characterised by the lateral field with three lines, 9-13 μm long stylet with small basal swellings, and the excretory pore located near the posterior part of metacorpus. The male spicules are mitten-shaped, the lamina smoothly tapers towards the distal tip. The condylus is broadly rounded, with a small dorsally bent hook, rostrum triangular with sharply pointed tip, and without cucullus. One precloacal papilla, one adcloacal pair and two postcloacal pairs of male papillae present, with the posteriormost pair forming ‘gland papillae’. Bursal flap long, spade-like with posterior margin truncate or irregular. Females have a small vulval flap of 2-3 μm long, and a post-vulval uterine sac extending for 55-77% of the vulva to anus distance. Tail cylindrical, mostly (about 70%) with a robust mucron, very short to less than 3 μm, but occasionally tail terminus bluntly rounded, without mucron. It is similar to species in subgroup 3 of the eggersi group including B. carpini, B. clavicauda, B. cryphali and B. yongensis, but morphologically different. Detailed phylogenetic analysis based on partial 18S, ITS and D2-D3 region of 28S sequences has confirmed the status of this nematode as a new species.


Nematology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiwu Fang ◽  
Jianfeng Gu ◽  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Hongmei Li

Aphelenchoides stellatusn. sp. is described and figured. The new species was isolated from packaging wood from Japan imported to Ningbo harbour, China. The new species has a body length of 485-533 μm (males) and 547-699 μm (females). The cuticle is weakly annulated and there are four lines in the lateral field. The stylet is 9-11 μm long and has small basal swellings. The excretory pore is located posterior to the nerve ring. Spicules smoothly curved, rose-thorn shaped. Apex and rostrum round, only slightly offset, dorsal limb 19-21 μm long. Male tail bearing six (2 + 2 + 2) caudal papillae. The female spermatheca is axial and oblong with round sperm present in multiple rows. Both male and female tail pegs have 3-4 processes, appearing star-like under SEM. The new species belongs to the Group 3 category ofAphelenchoidesspecies. Phylogenetic analyses based on full length ITS and 28S D2/D3 region of rDNA confirmed its morphological status as a new species.


Nematology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Manouchehr Hosseinvand ◽  
Ali Eskandari ◽  
Reza Ghaderi

Summary A new species of Coslenchus from north-western Iran is illustrated and described using morphological, morphometric and molecular data. Coslenchus persicus n. sp. is characterised by a medium-sized body of 694-810 μm, often 18 (seldom 20-22) longitudinal ridges excluding lateral field, head with four distinct annuli, stylet 9.6-10.8 μm long, pharyngeal basal bulb large and cylindrical, spermatheca offset and ovate, without sperm, vulval flaps extending for two annuli, 5-7 μm in length, tail striated with finely to bluntly rounded tip, 110-153 μm long and without males. The new species comes close to C. assamensis, C. diversus, C. japonicus, C. leiocephalus, C. maritus, C. multigyrus, C. paramaritus, C. pastor, and C. polonicus, but can be distinguished from all by differences in body length, stylet length and shape of basal bulb, post-vulval uterine sac, tail and certain morphometric data. Molecular data are provided for the characterisation of the new species using ribosomal genes (18S and 28S rRNA). In the 18S rRNA tree, the new species was placed in a clade including one isolate of Coslenchus sp. from Iran. In the reconstructed 28S rRNA phylogenetic tree, C. persicus n. sp. clustered with other known Coslenchus species.


Nematology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Buss ◽  
Khuong Nguyen

AbstractA new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema phyllophagae n. sp., was isolated from a white grub (Phyllophaga sp.) in a live oak (Quercus virginiana) nursery. The new species is characterised by morphometrics of the infective Sjuvenile (IJ) with body length 1289 (1133-1395) μm, distance from anterior end to the excretory pore 99 (84-120) μm, tail 89 (77-109) μm, ratio a = 31 (27.6-35.5), H% = 57 (51-60) and E% = 110 (70-139). The pattern of the lateral field of IJ of the new species is 2, 5, 6, 8, 6, 2. The male of the first generation can be recognised by the length and shape of the spicule and gubernaculum, position of the excretory pore, D% = 75 (68-80), and GS% = 71 (61-77). The female can be recognised by the vulva having low epiptygma and by the presence of several papilla-like structures near the tail tip. Steinernema phyllophagae n. sp. differs further from other species of Steinernema by characteristics of ITS and D2D3 regions of rDNA.


Nematology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Phani ◽  
Vishal Singh Somvanshi ◽  
Uma Rao ◽  
Matiyar Rahaman Khan

Summary A new species of pin nematode, Paratylenchus jasmineae sp. n., was isolated and described from the rhizosphere of jasmine in India. The new species can be diagnosed by having a relatively larger body length of 248-355 μm, stylet length of 24.6-28.5 μm, lateral field with four lateral lines, the presence of small post-vulval uterine sac and absence of advulval flaps in the females. Additional morphological characters included continuous lip region with small projected submedian lobes, large and oblong-shaped spermatheca, the presence of prevulval swelling, and arcuate conoid tail with finely rounded terminus. Molecular characterisation of the species was carried out based on internal transcribed spacer sequence (ITS rRNA) and D2-D3 expansion segment of 28S rRNA subunit. Phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and D2-D3 molecular markers resulted in clear separation of P. jasmineae sp. n. from other Paratylenchus species.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3263 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
OLEKSANDR HOLOVACHOV

A new species of Domorganus, D. suecicus sp. n., is described from bottom sediments collected in Skagerrak off the westcoast of Sweden. It is characterised by its long body (1.3–1.6 mm), lateral field originating immediately posterior toamphid, excretory pore located at the level of basal pharyngeal bulb, absence of advulval sensilla, straight spicules andabsence of gubernaculum. The new species has a unique set of characters (position of excretory pore and absence of thegubernaculum) separating it from all other known species of the genus. It shows some resemblance to the previouslydescribed species D. acutus and D. subtilis in body size and most measurements, but can be easily separated from both bythe relatively longer tail, shorter spicules, position of the anterior end of the lateral field near amphid, position of theexcretory pore anterior to pharyngo-intestinal junction, and absence of gubernaculum. A tabular compendium of species of the genus Domorganus is also given.


Nematology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 709-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Wim Bert ◽  
Jianfeng Gu ◽  
Marjolein Couvreur ◽  
Hongmei Li

Summary Aphelenchoides medicagus n. sp. isolated in Ningbo Port, P.R. China, from dried leaves and shoots of Medicago sativa imported from the USA, is described. It is characterised by a lateral field with four lines (three bands), stylet 9.0-12.0 μm long, excretory pore situated at same level as, or slightly posterior, to the nerve ring, vagina sclerotised, female vulval flap absent, post-uterine sac short, spicules 9.2-14.2 μm long (median curved line), rosethorn-shaped, apex and rostrum rounded, poorly developed, female and male tail conical with terminus bearing star-like processes. The new species belongs to the Group 3 category of Aphelenchoides species sensu Shahina. Phylogenetic analyses based on 18S, ITS and 28S D2-D3 of rDNA and mtCOI sequences confirmed its status as a new species and closely related to A. besseyi and A. fujianensis.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4358 (3) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
JOAQUÍN ABOLAFIA ◽  
EBRAHIM SHOKOOHI

A new species belonging to the genus Stegelletina, S. lingulata sp. n., is described from xeric natural areas from Iran. It is characterized by having small body (0.51–0.69 mm in females and 0.45–0.64 mm in males), cuticle slightly tessellated especially at anterior end, lateral field with three longitudinal incisures, lips with long acute process at primary axils and three more dentate processes at secondary axils, primary axils with one triangular axillar guard process and secondary axils lacking axillar processes, labial probolae long (9–11 µm) with slender peduncle lacking adaxial expansion and with convergent smooth prongs, stoma, pharynx and reproductive systems cephaloboid, excretory pore at isthmus level, spermatheca 1.1–1.4 times, and post-vulval sac 0.9–1.2 times the corresponding body diameters in length, female rectum 0.6–0.8 times anal body diameter long, female tail conoid (35–47 µm long, c = 14.0–15.6, c' = 2.1–2.7) with fine rounded terminus, male tail conoid, curved ventrad (53–59 µm long, c = 11.0–12.0, c' = 1.9–2.5) with rounded terminus, spicules 31–33 µm long with ventrally straight manubrium and gubernaculum 14–17 µm long. Measurements and illustrations (line drawings, LM and SEM) are provided for this species. In addition, comments on the morphology of the lip region of the species of the genus Stegelletina are included. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3437 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHUN–LING XU ◽  
HUI XIE ◽  
CHUAN–BO ZHAO ◽  
SONG–BAI ZHANG ◽  
XIU–MIN SU

The genus Scutylenchus Jairajpuri 1971 (Nematoda: Tylenchida) is reviewed, and a compendium of the most importantdiagnostic characters with a key to the species are given. A new species, Scutylenchus dongtingensis n. sp., is describedfrom China, extracted from rhizosphere soil around grass near Dongting Lake in Hunan province. The new species ischaracterized by having body cuticle with 16–20 longitudinal striae forming blocks; lateral field with 6 incisures forming5 bands without areolation or any other decoration; a slightly offset head with 7 striae; slender stylet 22–25μm long, withcone about three fifths of stylet length; excretory pore inconspicuous under light microscope, located in region of anteriorpart of gland bulb in lateral view; female vulva slit transverse with small epiptygma in lateral view; conspicuous dot-likephasmid located at about one third of tail length posterior to anus; female tail subcylindrical, terminus round, annulated,terminal cuticle thickened; spicule slender, well developed, 27–32μm long, usually not protruded from cloaca;gubernaculum crescent-shaped, may be protruded from cloaca; bursa conspicuous, extending over tail terminus in ventral view.


Nematology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 957-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Torrini ◽  
Agostino Strangi ◽  
Giuseppe Mazza ◽  
Leonardo Marianelli ◽  
Pio Federico Roversi ◽  
...  

Summary A new species of Bursaphelenchus, extracted from unprocessed logs of Milicia excelsa from Cameroon and arriving in the port of Leghorn, Tuscany, Central Italy, is described. Bursaphelenchus irokophilus n. sp. is based upon morphological and molecular characters and is characterised by the two-lined lateral field, mitten-shaped spicule possessing cucullus and well-developed and slightly dorsally curved condylus with narrowly rounded tip, female vulva with side flap, and long, smoothly tapering and strongly ventrally recurved female tail. The new species belongs to the abietinus-group and is similar to, but distinguished from, B. abietinus and B. rainulfi by the position of secretory-excretory pore, longer and slender female tail and some morphometric values. In addition, the phylogeny based on SSU and D2-D3 LSU regions shows that this species belongs to the abietinus-group, the relationship among the species of this group being discussed.


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