A Proposed New Species Complex within the Cosmopolitan Ring Nematode Criconema annuliferum (de Man, 1921) Micoletzky, 1925

Ring nematodes are obligate ectoparasites on cultivated and wild herbaceous and woody plants, inhabiting many types of soil, but particularly sandy soils. This study explored the morphometrical and molecular diversity of ring nematodes resembling Criconema annuliferum in 222 soil samples from fruit...

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Autores: Clavero-Camacho, Ilenia, Palomares-Rius, Juan E., Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Carolina, Castillo, Pablo, Liébanas, Gracia, Archidona-Yuste, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Ajuntament de Barcelona
Repositorio:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:ruja________::e92aed7acb7b3e094c2864916e674e17
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10953/7806
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:cytochrome c oxidase c subunit 1 (COI)
cryptic species
D2-D3 expansion domains of the large ribosomal subunit (28S)
internal transcribed spacer (ITS)
multivariate morphometric analysis
species delimitation
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Sumario:Ring nematodes are obligate ectoparasites on cultivated and wild herbaceous and woody plants, inhabiting many types of soil, but particularly sandy soils. This study explored the morphometrical and molecular diversity of ring nematodes resembling Criconema annuliferum in 222 soil samples from fruit crops in Spain, including almond, apricot, peach and plum, as well as populations from cultivated and wild olives, and common yew. Ring nematodes of the genus Criconema were detected in 12 samples from under Prunus spp. (5.5%), showing a low to moderate nematode soil densities in several localities from southeastern and northeastern Spain. The soil population densities of Criconema associated with Prunus spp. ranged from 1 nematode/500 cm3 of soil in apricot at Sástago (Zaragoza province) to 7950 and 42,491 nematodes/500 cm3 of soil in peach at Ricla and Calasparra (Murcia province), respectively. The integrative taxonomical analyses reveal the presence of two cryptic species identified using females, males (when available), and juveniles with detailed morphology, morphometry, and molecular markers (D2-D3, ITS, 18S, and COI), described herein as Criconema paraannuliferum sp. nov. and Criconema plesioannuliferum sp. nov. All molecular markers from each species were obtained from the same individuals, and these individuals were also used for morphological and morphometric analyses. Criconema paraannuliferum sp. nov. was found in a high soil density in two peach fields (7950 and 42,491 nematodes/500 cm3 of soil) showing the possibility of being pathogenic in some circumstances.