Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Diplogasteroides sp., a Cryptic Population of the Haslacheri Group (Diplogastridae), and Parasitorhabditis terebranus (Rhabditidae) from Korea

Autor: Mwamula Abraham Okki, Lee Sang Myeong, Jung Young Hak, Lee Ho-wook, Kim Yi Seul, Kim Young Ho, Lee Dong Woon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Nematology, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 49-59 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2640-396X
41468902
DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2023-0017
Popis: Diplogasteroides sp., a cryptic population of D. haslacheri, and Parasitorhabditis terebranus were reported from the frass of Monochamus alternatus galleries in dead Pinus thunbergii for the first time in Korea. Females and males are morphologically characterized and their linked DNA barcodes (18S-rRNA, 28S-rRNA, ITS-rRNA and COI) supplied. Females and males of the two species from Korea conform to the original species descriptions from Europe and the USA, with variations in a few details in morphometrics. Specifically, Diplogasteroides sp. is morphologically very similar to D. haslacheri. However, it cannot be designated as D. haslacheri due to the existence of cryptic species complex within the haslacheri group (D. haslacheri, D. asiaticus, D. nix, D. andrassyi, and D. carinthiacus), a condition requiring hybridization studies to test species identity within the group. Based on analysis of COI sequences, differences among these cryptic species are evident. Thus, in addition to hybridization tests, the COI might be a powerful DNA barcoding marker for the precise identification of these cryptic species within the genus. Additionally, this is the first molecular characterization of P. terebranus, and the species is herein recorded for the first time outside its type locality.
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