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<p>During a survey on the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes in Misan province (southeast Iraq), <italic>Tylenchorhynchus clarus</italic> and <italic>T. zeae</italic> were discovered around the rhizosphere of sugarcane and pumpkin, respectively. The morphological and morphometric data were provided for the recovered species. The morphological characters of both populations are in agreement with the type populations and other populations of them. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of these two species from Iraq, and a first report of the association of <italic>T. zeae</italic> with pumpkin. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Iraqi populations of <italic>T. clarus</italic> and <italic>T. zeae</italic> using the D2–D3 expansion segments of 28S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA sequences using Bayesian inference (BI), showed they form maximally supported clades with other sequences of both species.</p></abstract>

During a survey on the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes in Misan province (southeast Iraq), Tylenchorhynchus clarus and T. zeae were discovered around the rhizosphere of sugarcane and pumpkin, respectively. The morphological and morphometric data were provided for the recovered species. The morphological characters of both populations are in agreement with the type populations and other populations of them. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of these two species from Iraq, and a first report of the association of T. zeae with pumpkin. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Iraqi populations of T. clarus and T. zeae using the D2–D3 expansion segments of 28S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA sequences using Bayesian inference (BI), showed they form maximally supported clades with other sequences of both species.

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of <italic>Tylenchorhynchus clarus</italic> <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jofnem-2022-0043_ref_002">Allen, 1955</xref> and <italic>T. zeae</italic> Sethi &amp; Swarup, 1968 (Rhabditida: Telotylenchidae) from Iraq

Journal of Nematology

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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of   and  Sethi & Swarup, 1968 (Rhabditida: Telotylenchidae) from Iraq

During a survey on the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes in Misan province (southeast Iraq), Tylenchorhynchus clarus and T. zeae were discovered around...

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Tylenchorhynchus clarus Allen, 1955 and T. zeae Sethi & Swarup, 1968 (Rhabditida: Telotylenchidae) from Iraq

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Oct 19, 2022

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Received: Jun 03, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0043

Keywords
D2–D3 LSU, ITS rDNA, Misan province, morphology, morphometric data, phylogeny, pumpkin, sugarcane, Tylenchorhynchus

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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Tylenchorhynchus clarus Allen, 1955 and T. zeae Sethi & Swarup, 1968 (Rhabditida: Telotylenchidae) from Iraq

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Oct 19, 2022

Page range: -

Received: Jun 03, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0043

KeywordsD2–D3 LSU, ITS rDNA, Misan province, morphology, morphometric data, phylogeny, pumpkin, sugarcane, Tylenchorhynchus

© 2022 Jumaah and Azimi., published by Sciendo.

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

Keywords
D2–D3 LSU, ITS rDNA, Misan province, morphology, morphometric data, phylogeny, pumpkin, sugarcane, Tylenchorhynchus