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20 November 2018
Vol. 31 No. 4 (2018)

Morphological and molecular characters of three Ditylenchus species from Iran

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Ditylenchus, morphometric, phylogeny, 28S rDNA
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Ebrahim Shokoohi
eshokoohi@gmail.com
Green Biotechnologies Research Centre of Excellence, University of Limpopo; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, South Africa.
Fahimeh Iranpour
Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory, Mashahd, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Antoinette Swart
Nematology Unit, Biosystematics, Agricultural Research Council-Plant Health and Protection; Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hendrika Fourie
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom, North West University, South Africa.
Hadi Panahi
Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory, Khosrow Shirin, Fars Province, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

During a survey of soil nematodes in Iran, some known species belonging to the genus Ditylenchus were recovered from the rhizosphere of alfalfa: Ditylenchus acutus, Ditylenchus myceliophagus and Ditylenchus terricolus. Measurements and illustrations are provided for these species. A molecular study of the 28S rDNA region of the Ditylenchus species from Iran placed them in separate clades. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Ditylenchus destructor is a monophyletic taxon. In addition, D. acutus places together with D. destructor, Ditylenchus arachis, Ditylenchus sarvarae, Ditylenchus persicus and Ditylenchus halictus in a clade. While D. myceliophagus and D. terricolus form a separate clade. Phylogenetic positions and morphometrics of D. acutus, D. myceliophagus and D. terricolus are given.

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Morphological and molecular characters of three Ditylenchus species from Iran. (2018). Tropical Zoology, 31(4), 161-176. https://biology.pagepress.org/tz/article/view/33

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