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<p>During a field survey for entomopathogenic nematodes in Georgia, in the territory of Borjomi-Kharagauli, a nematode population was isolated from the body of single dead beetle of <italic>Lucanus ibericus</italic> Motschulsky 1845 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Based on morphological characters and molecular analyses, the nematode species is identical to <italic>Pelodera strongyloides</italic> (Schneider, 1860, 1866), being the first record of this species in Georgia. Morphometrics of the Georgian population agree with the original description, and females differ from males by very few characters. The Georgian population of <italic>P. strongyloides</italic> was molecularly characterized by sequencing the D2 to D3 expansion domains of the 28S rRNA gene and two new molecular markers as the ITS and the mitochondrial COI gene. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that all <italic>P. strongyloides</italic> sequences grouped together along with all other <italic>Pelodera</italic> species.</p>
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During a field survey for entomopathogenic nematodes in Georgia, in the territory of Borjomi-Kharagauli, a nematode population was isolated from the body of single dead beetle of Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky 1845 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Based on morphological characters and molecular analyses, the nematode species is identical to Pelodera strongyloides (Schneider, 1860, 1866), being the first record of this species in Georgia. Morphometrics of the Georgian population agree with the original description, and females differ from males by very few characters. The Georgian population of P. strongyloides was molecularly characterized by sequencing the D2 to D3 expansion domains of the 28S rRNA gene and two new molecular markers as the ITS and the mitochondrial COI gene. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that all P. strongyloides sequences grouped together along with all other Pelodera species.

Characterization of a population of <italic>Pelodera strongyloides</italic> (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) associated with the beetle <italic>Lucanus ibericus</italic> (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Georgia

Journal of Nematology

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Characterization of a population of  (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) associated with the beetle  (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Georgia

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During a field survey for entomopathogenic nematodes in Georgia, in the territory of Borjomi-Kharagauli, a nematode population was isolated from the body of...

Characterization of a population of Pelodera strongyloides (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) associated with the beetle Lucanus ibericus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Georgia

Published Online: Aug 31, 2020

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-081

Keywords
D2 to D3 expansion domains, ITS, Maximum likelihood, Mitochondrial COI, Morphology, Phylogeny

© 2020 O. Gorgadze et al., published by Sciendo

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

Characterization of a population of Pelodera strongyloides (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) associated with the beetle Lucanus ibericus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Georgia

Published Online: Aug 31, 2020

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-081

KeywordsD2 to D3 expansion domains, ITS, Maximum likelihood, Mitochondrial COI, Morphology, Phylogeny

© 2020 O. Gorgadze et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
D2 to D3 expansion domains, ITS, Maximum likelihood, Mitochondrial COI, Morphology, Phylogeny