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First report of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus (Imamura, 1931) Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941 associated with grass in South Africa


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Fig. 1

Aphelenchoides bicaudatus (Imamura, 1931) Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941.
(A) anterior end; (B) entire female; (C) reproductive system; (D) female posterior end; (E) Post-vulval uterine sac.
Aphelenchoides bicaudatus (Imamura, 1931) Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941. (A) anterior end; (B) entire female; (C) reproductive system; (D) female posterior end; (E) Post-vulval uterine sac.

Fig. 2

Phylogenetic position of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from South Africa based on 18S rDNA.
Phylogenetic position of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from South Africa based on 18S rDNA.

Fig. 3

Phylogenetic position of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from South Africa based on ITS rDNA.
Phylogenetic position of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from South Africa based on ITS rDNA.

Fig. 4

PCA plot of different populations of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from various locations.
PCA plot of different populations of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from various locations.

Morphological important characters of females of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from various localities. All measurements are in pm and in form: mean ± SD (range), except for ratio. * = extracted from original drawings.

Present study Imamura, 1931 (Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhoven (1941)) Siddiqui and Taylor (1967) Jen etal., 2012 Kim et a/., 2016 Israr et al., 2017
Population South Africa Japan USA Taiwan South Korea Pakistan
L(μm) 455.3 ± 64.5 (409-529) 430 (380 - 470) 460 (410-550) 499.12 ±67.95 (376-637) 517.9 ±3.8 (513.6-522.6) 360
a 29.1 ±2.0 (27.1-31.1) 31.5 (31.3-31.7) 28.0 (25-31) 33.03 ± 2.42 (27.00-38.64) 28.3 ± 0.5 (27.7-28.8) 30.1 -32.7
b 4.6 ±0.5 (4.1-5.1) 7.4 (6.8-8.4) 8.2 (7.3-9.6) 9.0 ±0.7 (7.5-10.0) 7.3 ±0.0 (7.3-7.4) 7.2-8.8
c 16.3 ±2.0 (14.1-17.8) 10.6 (9.4-12.6) 11.4(9.8-13.7) 11.94 ± 0.93 (10.16-14.80) 11.3 ±0.5 (10.7-11.9) 11.3-12.0
c' 3.2 ±0.6 (2.6-3.6) 4.4* 4.7* 5.41 ±0.56 (4.13-7.14) 4.6 ±0.1 (4.4-4.8) 2.9-3.7
Tail (μm) 28.0 ±3.6 (24-31) 44* 41 37-43 45.9 ±2.5 (43.1 -48.8) 30-31
V(%) 68.8 ± 1.6 (67-71) 70.4 (61.7-90.2) 67.5 (65-70) 68.53 ± 1.20 (64.90-71.83) 66.0 ± 0.2 (65.7-66.4) 66.8-67.2
Stylet (μm) 11.1 ±1.7(10-13) 10* 11.2(10-12) 10.38 ±0.63 (9-12) 11.2 ± 0.5 (10.4 - 11.7) 10-11

Loading factor of the variables of the different populations of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus.

PC1 PC2
L 0.293 0.714
a 0.435 -0.784
b 0.865 -0.037
c -0.862 -0.008
c′ 0.866 0.323
Tail 0.811 0.417
V 0.073 -0.668
Stylet -0.483 0.852

Factor score of the variables of the different populations of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus.

Observation PC1 PC2
South Africa -3.296 -0.120
Japan 1.298 -1.668
USA 0.332 1.408
Taiwan 1.912 -0.479
South Korea 0.476 2.367
Pakistan -0.723 -1.507

Measurements of females of Aphelenchoides bicaudatus from South Africa. All measurements are in μm and in form: mean ± SD (range), except for ratio.

Province Western Cape Limpopo
Locality Cape Town Magoebaskloof
n 8 females 4 females
L 455.3 ± 64.5 (409 – 529) 451.7 ± 56.7 (415 – 517)
a 29.1 ± 2.0 (27.1 – 31.1) 28.9 ± 0.7 (28.2 – 29.6)
b 4.6 ± 0.5 (4.1 – 5.1) 4.4 ± 0.3 (4.1 – 4.7)
M 47.9 ± 3.4 (44.1 – 50.6) 49.4 ± 3.6 (45.5 – 52.6)
c 16.3 ± 2.0 (14.1 – 17.8) 15.2 ± 1.3 (14.3 – 16.7)
c’ 3.2 ± 0.6 (2.6 – 3.6) 3.3 ± 0.3 (3.1 – 3.6)
V (%) 68.8 ± 1.6 (67 – 71) 68.7 ± 1.7 (67 – 70)
Lip region height 2.8 ± 0.9 (2 – 4) 3.1 ± 0.5 (3 – 4)
Lip region width 5.7 ± 0.1 (5.6 – 5.8) 5.4 ± 0.4 (5.1 – 5.8)
Stylet length 11.1 ± 1.7 (10 – 13) 9.6 ± 0.6 (9.5 – 10)
Conus 4.7 ± 0.3 (4.5 – 5.0) 4.8 ± 0.3 (4.5 – 5.0)
Mid of median bulb to anterior end. 47.3 ± 3.2 (45 – 51) 48.3 ± 2.6 (46 – 51)
Median bulb diameter 9.0 ± 0.8 (8.5 – 10.0) 9.2 ± 0.8 (8.0 – 10.0)
Median bulb length 11.2 ± 0.7 (11 – 12) 10.9 ± 1.0 (10 – 12)
Pharynx length 88.3 ± 11.2 (76 – 98) 93.2 ± 7.3 (86 – 100)
Neck 99.0 ± 8.7 (89 – 104) 103.3 ± 7.5 (95 – 110)
Nerve ring from anterior end 71.7 ± 0.6 (71 – 76) 73.0 ± 2.0 (71 – 75)
Excretory pore from anterior end 61.3 ± 3.2 (60 – 65) 60.3 ± 1.5 (59 – 62)
Body diameter at median bulb 12.5 ± 1.8 (11 – 15) 12.3 ± 1.5 (11 – 14)
Body diameter at mid body 15.6 ± 1.5 (14 – 17) 15.7 ± 2.1 (14 – 18)
Body diameter at anus 8.8 ± 0.7 (8 – 9) 9.1 ± 0.1 (8 – 10)
Anterior branch of reproductive system 179.3 ± 18.0 (167 – 200) 199.7 ± 53.2 (167 – 261)
Post-vulval uterine sac 47.0 ± 2.6 (45 – 50) 46.0 ± 1.0 (45 – 47)
Vagina length 6.3 ± (6 – 7) 6.7 ± 0.6 (6 – 7)
Rectum 14.3 ± (12 – 16) 14.7 ± 1.5 (13 – 16)
Tail length 28.0 ± (24 – 31) 29.7 ± 1.2 (29 – 31)
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