<p><strong>Morphological and molecular characterization of adult hairworms (Phylum Nematomorpha) from Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and documentation of their non-adult stages and hosts</strong></p>

No species of freshwater Nematomorpha have been described from Iceland, but they have been identified anecdotally. Recent surveys in Iceland using freshwater gastropods as biodiversity indicators resulted in the collection of adult free-living hairworms and their non-adult stages including cysts in snail paratenic hosts and juvenile worms in ground beetle definitive hosts. Additionally, specimens acquired from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History indicate nematomorphs are common in Iceland. A single specimen from the Faroe Islands National Museum represents a new species record. Our morphological and molecular characterization indicated all the samples belong to the species Gordionus wolterstorffii, a common nematomorph found throughout Europe. Also, we provide the first descriptions of the cyst stage for the genus Gordionus. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on 10 species of Gordionus and one species of the closely related genus Parachordodes indicates that Gordionus is not monophyletic. Combining our morphological and phylogenetic investigations, we discuss the lack of clarity in diagnostic morphological characters and the need for additional global collections to clarify the taxonomy of Gordionus.

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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Rhizoctonia solani Isolates from Two Different Rice Varieties

Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia ◽

10.22146/jpti.25469 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aisyah Surya Bintang ◽

Arif Wibowo ◽

Achmadi Priyatmojo ◽

Siti Subandiyah

Keyword(s):

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Rhizoctonia Solani ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Group Method ◽

Rice Varieties ◽

Pair Group ◽

Maximum Likelihood Tree ◽

Morphological And Molecular Characterization

Six isolates of Rhizoctonia solani, i.e. two isolates collected from infected rice plants and four isolates from laboratory collection were studied by using morphological characters and molecular analysis. Un-weighted pair group method with arithmetic mean dendogram constructed based on cluster analysis showed that these isolates were grouped into three clusters at the 0.77 similarity coefficient. Cluster I consisted of BA, BNJ, and NBR isolates with 100% similarity and indicated that those were from AG 1 IA sub group, cluster II consisted of BND, and cluster III consisted of SL1 and SL2. Mycelium was very light brown or whitish with few and moderate sclerotia except SL1 and SL2. Molecular characterization showed that BA, BNJ, and NBR were amplified at 140 bp using Rs1F/Rs2R specific primer for R. solani AG1 IA. All isolates were amplified between 350−400 bp using Rhsp1 primer, meanwhile SL1 and SL2 were not amplified using AG2sp and AG22sp2 primers. Based on Maximum Likelihood tree analysis showed that SL1 and SL2 had high similarity based on ITS sequence data.IntisariEnam isolat Rhizoctonia solani yang berasal dari tanaman padi bergejala dan koleksi laboratorium diuji secara morfologi dan molekuler. Analisis UPGMA dengan koefisien persamaan 0,77 menunjukkan bahwa enam isolat tersebut terbagi atas tiga klaster. Klaster I terdiri atas isolat BA, BNJ, dan NBR dengan kesamaan 100% dan menunjukkan bahwa isolat tersebut berasal dari subgrup AG 1 IA , klaster II yakni isolat BND, dan klaster III terdiri atas isolat SL1 dan SL2. Miselium berwarna putih hingga cokelat muda dengan jumlah sklerotia sedang, kecuali isolat SL1 dan SL2. Uji keragaman secara molekuler menunjukkan bahwa isolat BA, BNJ, dan NBR teramplifikasi pada kisaran 140 bp dengan menggunakan primer Rs1F/Rs2R yang merupakan primer spesifik dari R. solani AG1 IA. Seluruh isolat teramplifikasi pada kisaran 350−400 bp dengan menggunakan primer Rhsp1, sedangkan isolat SL1 dan SL2 keduanya tidak teramplifikasi oleh primer AG2sp dan AG22sp2. Analisis Maximum Likelihood tree berdasar data sekuen ITS menunjukkan bahwa isolat SL1 dan SL2 memiliki tingkat kesamaan yang tinggi.

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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Common Bean Landraces Varieties in South of Brazil

10.21203/rs.3.rs-671577/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ana Claudia Schllemer dos Santos ◽

Lucas Vinícius de Sousa Alcântara ◽

Larissa Yuki Terada ◽

Isadora Bischoff Nunes ◽

Lucas da Silva Domingues ◽

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Keyword(s):

Common Bean ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Genetic Distances ◽

Maturation Stage ◽

Maturation Stages ◽

And Cluster Analysis ◽

South Of Brazil ◽

Morphological And Molecular Characterization

Abstract This work aimed to perform the morphological and molecular characterization of 31 land races varieties and 9 cultivars of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Morphological characters were evaluated during seedling, flowering, physiological maturation and post-harvest maturation stages. Ten microsatellite markers were used for molecular screening. The markers were analyzed according to the number of alleles per locus, the allele frequency per locus and the polymorphism in content (PIC). Genetic distances and cluster analysis were performed using the Bayesian inference and the UPGMA method. All black beans evaluated have anthocyanin in the cotyledons, hypocotyls and stem, and their flowers are purple. For the growth habit, 50% of the evaluated genotypes belong to the type III and there is a predominance of yellow color in the pods (85%) at the physiological maturation stage. Through the genetic dissimilarity it was possible to discriminate three groups for the Likelihood reason and six groups through the UPGMA method, these results indicate a wide genetic diversity among the evaluated genotypes.

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