| Autor: |
Shokoohi, Ebrahim, Swart, Antoinette, Marais, Mariette, Phatu William Mashela, Tiedt, Louwrens, Abolafia, Joaquín |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.24412/0869-6918-2022-2-131-146 |
| Popis: |
During a Potato South Africa (PSA) project survey, ‘The succession of nematodes in a Free State potato rotation’ in the Eastern Free State potato production area in South Africa, a population of Cruznema tripartitum was recovered. Subsequently, the soil samples were baited with the larvae of darkling beetles or mealworms (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to recover as many specimens as possible for morphological and molecular studies. The population of C. tripartitum resembled the original description. Additionally, 28S rDNA sequence of the South African population showed 99% similarity with the sequence of this species from Iran. Phylogenetic position of 28S rDNA placed the South African C. tripartitum in a clade with other Cruznema with a 100 posterior probability support. Line illustration, SEM photographs, and phylogenetic position of the species are given. This is the first report of the entomophilic nematode, C. tripartitum, from South Africa. Cruznema minimus is proposed as a junior synonym of C. tripartitum. An identification key to species of Cruznema is provided. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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