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First report of Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor, 1936) Loof, 1989 associated with wild grass in Botswana

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|Jan 2021

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Figure 1:

Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor, 1936; Loof, 1989). (A) Anterior end; (B) pharynx and excretory pore (arrow); (C) lateral field with anastomoses at mid-body; (D, G) entire body; (E, F) posterior end (Scale bar: 10 µm; except for D, G 100 µm).
Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor, 1936; Loof, 1989). (A) Anterior end; (B) pharynx and excretory pore (arrow); (C) lateral field with anastomoses at mid-body; (D, G) entire body; (E, F) posterior end (Scale bar: 10 µm; except for D, G 100 µm).

Figure 2:

(Left) 18S rDNA and (right) 28S rDNA Bayesian tree inferred from known and newly sequenced Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum from Botswana.
(Left) 18S rDNA and (right) 28S rDNA Bayesian tree inferred from known and newly sequenced Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum from Botswana.

Measurements of females of M_ sphaerocephalum from Botswana_

n 10 ♀♀
L 318 ± 24.8 (275-342)
a 9.7 ± 0.4 (9.2-10.2)
b 3.4 ± 0.1 (3.2-3.6)
c 40.6 ± 4.5 (34.1-44.7)
0.5 ± 0.02 (0.4-0.5)
VL/VB0.6 ± 0.4 (0.7-0.9)
V 91 ± 3.5 (88-96)
VL24 ± 0.5 (23-24)
Stylet48 ± 2.3 (45-51)
Nerve ring71 ± 4.9 (67-74)
Pharynx96 ± 5.7 (87-103)
Excretory pore102 ± 8.8 (96-115)
Neck base diameter33 ± 1.4 (31-34)
Vulval-body diameter28 ± 3.1 (25-32)
Anal body diameter17 ± 1.8 (16-20)
Tail length8 ± 0.8 (7-9)
Rst12 ± 1.0 (11-13)
Rph22 ± 0.5 (21-22)
Rex21 ± 1.2 (20-22)
Rv4.6 ± 0.5 (4-5)
Ran2.3 ± 0.5 (2-3)
Rvan2.6 ± 0.5 (2-3)
R 66 ± 1.4 (65-67)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-013 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 5
Published on: Jan 1, 2021
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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