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<p>Phoretic nematodes associated with two mass-occurring populations of the millipede <italic>Parafontaria laminata</italic> were examined, focusing on <italic>Pristionchus</italic> spp. The nematodes that propagated on dissected millipedes were genotyped using the D2-D3 expansion segments of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene. Four <italic>Pristionchus</italic> spp. were detected: <italic>P</italic>. <italic>degawai</italic>, <italic>P</italic>. <italic>laevicollis</italic>, <italic>P</italic>. <italic>fukushimae</italic>, and <italic>P</italic>. <italic>entomophagus</italic>. Of the four, <italic>P</italic>. <italic>degawai</italic> dominated and it was isolated from more than 90% of the millipedes examined. The haplotypes of partial sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I examined for <italic>Pristionchus</italic> spp. and <italic>P</italic>. <italic>degawai</italic> showed high haplotype diversity.</p>
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Phoretic nematodes associated with two mass-occurring populations of the millipede Parafontaria laminata were examined, focusing on Pristionchus spp. The nematodes that propagated on dissected millipedes were genotyped using the D2-D3 expansion segments of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene. Four Pristionchus spp. were detected: P. degawai, P. laevicollis, P. fukushimae, and P. entomophagus. Of the four, P. degawai dominated and it was isolated from more than 90% of the millipedes examined. The haplotypes of partial sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I examined for Pristionchus spp. and P. degawai showed high haplotype diversity.

Four <italic>Pristionchus</italic> species associated with two mass-occurring <italic>Parafontaria laminata</italic> populations

Journal of Nematology

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Phoretic nematodes associated with two mass-occurring populations of the millipede Parafontaria laminata were examined, focusing on Pristionchus spp. The...

Four Pristionchus species associated with two mass-occurring Parafontaria laminata populations

Published Online: Nov 30, 2020

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-115

Keywords
Ecology, Genotyping, Millipede, Phorecy,

© 2020 Natsumi Kanzaki et al., published by Sciendo

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

Four Pristionchus species associated with two mass-occurring Parafontaria laminata populations

Published Online: Nov 30, 2020

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-115

KeywordsEcology, Genotyping, Millipede, Phorecy,

© 2020 Natsumi Kanzaki et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Ecology, Genotyping, Millipede, Phorecy,