<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Aphelenchoides fuchsi</italic> sp. n. is described and illustrated from bark and wood samples of a weakened Mondell pine in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. The new species has body length of 332 to 400 μm (females) and 365 to 395 μm (males). Lip region set off from body contour. The cuticle is weakly annulated, and there are four lines in the lateral field. The stylet is 8 to 10 μm long and has small basal swellings. The excretory pore is located ca one body diam. posterior to metacorpus valve or 51 to 62 μm from the head. The postuterine sac well developed (60–90 μm). Spicules are relatively short (15–16 μm in dorsal limb) with apex and rostrum rounded, well developed, and the end of the dorsal limb clearly curved ventrad like a hook. The male tail has usual three pairs of caudal papillae (2+2+2) and a well-developed mucro. The female tail is conical, terminating in a complicated step-like projection, usually with many tiny nodular protuberances. The new species belongs to the Group 2 sensu Shahina, category of <italic>Aphelenchoides</italic> species. Phylogenetic analysis based on small subunit (SSU) and partial large subunit (LSU) sequences of rRNA supported the morphological results.</p></abstract>

Aphelenchoides fuchsi sp. n. is described and illustrated from bark and wood samples of a weakened Mondell pine in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. The new species has body length of 332 to 400 μm (females) and 365 to 395 μm (males). Lip region set off from body contour. The cuticle is weakly annulated, and there are four lines in the lateral field. The stylet is 8 to 10 μm long and has small basal swellings. The excretory pore is located ca one body diam. posterior to metacorpus valve or 51 to 62 μm from the head. The postuterine sac well developed (60–90 μm). Spicules are relatively short (15–16 μm in dorsal limb) with apex and rostrum rounded, well developed, and the end of the dorsal limb clearly curved ventrad like a hook. The male tail has usual three pairs of caudal papillae (2+2+2) and a well-developed mucro. The female tail is conical, terminating in a complicated step-like projection, usually with many tiny nodular protuberances. The new species belongs to the Group 2 sensu Shahina, category of Aphelenchoides species. Phylogenetic analysis based on small subunit (SSU) and partial large subunit (LSU) sequences of rRNA supported the morphological results.

Molecular and Morphological Characterization of <italic>Aphelenchoides fuchsi</italic> sp. n. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) Isolated from <italic>Pinus eldarica</italic> in Western Iran

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Journal of Nematology

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Molecular and Morphological Characterization of  sp. n. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) Isolated from  in Western Iran

Aphelenchoides fuchsi sp. n. is described and illustrated from bark and wood samples of a weakened Mondell pine in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. The new...

Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Aphelenchoides fuchsi sp. n. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) Isolated from Pinus eldarica in Western Iran

Published Online: Jul 21, 2017

Page range: 34 - 42

Received: Sep 21, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2017-007

Keywords
LSU, molecular, morphology, morphometrics, new species, phylogeny, SSU, taxonomy

© 2016 Mehrab Esmaeili et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Aphelenchoides fuchsi sp. n. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) Isolated from Pinus eldarica in Western Iran

Published Online: Jul 21, 2017

Page range: 34 - 42

Received: Sep 21, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2017-007

KeywordsLSU, molecular, morphology, morphometrics, new species, phylogeny, SSU, taxonomy

© 2016 Mehrab Esmaeili et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
LSU, molecular, morphology, morphometrics, new species, phylogeny, SSU, taxonomy