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First record of the ectoparasitic nematode Amplimerlinius macrurus (Nematoda: Tylenchida) on the perennial grass Miscanthus × giganteus (Angiosperms: Poaceae) in Ukraine

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|Jan 2021

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Figure 1:

Photomicrographs of Amplimerlinius. macrurus adults. A. Part of female reproductive system with spermatheca filled with sperm; B. Anterior part of female; C. Male, posterior end of body with arch like shaped gubernaculums; D. Female reproductive system; E. Pharyngeal system; F. Female tail; G. Vulva. (scale bars = 10 μm).
Photomicrographs of Amplimerlinius. macrurus adults. A. Part of female reproductive system with spermatheca filled with sperm; B. Anterior part of female; C. Male, posterior end of body with arch like shaped gubernaculums; D. Female reproductive system; E. Pharyngeal system; F. Female tail; G. Vulva. (scale bars = 10 μm).

Morphometrics of Amplimerlinius macrurus from two locations (Dolyna, Grytzyv) in Ukraine_

DolynaGrytzyvTotal
CharacterFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMales
n 20101523517
L 823 ± 11 (805-840) 1.4746 ± 6.0 (730-755) 0.8786 ± 18 (755–805) 2.3718 ± 2.8 (716-720)808 ± 23 (755-840) 2.8742 ± 12.6 (716-755) 1.7
a 27.1 ± 1.1 (25.5-28.5) 4.128.1 ± 0.4 (27.6-28.6) 0.425.9 ± 0.5 (25.4-26.8) 1.928.5 ± 0.1 (28.4-28.6)26.6 ± 1.0 (25.4-28.5) 4.028.2 ± 0.4 (27.6-28.6) 1.4
b 5.4 ± 0.1 (5.3-5.4) 1.44.6 ± 0.1 (4.4-4.8) 2.84.7 ± 0.2 (4.5-5.0) 4.24.9 ±  0.1 (4.8-4.9)5.1 ± 0.3 (4.5-5.4) 7.24.7 ± 0.1 (4.4-4.9) 3.1
c 14.2 ± 0.8 (12.8-15.4) 5.912.7 ± 0.3 (12.2-13.2) 2.515.5 ± 0.7 (14.2-16.6.) 5.212.7 ± 0.2 (12.5-12.8)14.8 ± 1.0 (12.8-16.6) 6.712.7 ± 0.3 (12.2-13.2) 2.3
c′ 3.0 ± 0.2 (2.6-3.4) 9.23.4 ± 0.1 (3.3-3.5) 9.22.7 ± 0.2 (2.7-2.9) 8.03.4 ± 0.1 (3.3-3.4)2.9 ± 0.2 (2.6-3.4) 10.03.4 ± 0.1 (3.3-3.5) 2.6
V 54.5 ± 7.6 (50-59) 13.953.7 ± 1.2 (52-56) 2.854.1 ± 5.7 (50-59) 10.6
Stylet length26.8 ± 1.4 (25-28) 5.226.2 ± 1.2 (25-28) 4.626.8 ± 0.8 (25-29) 3.226.5 ± 0.7 (26-27)26.8 ± 1.2 (25-29) 3.226.3 ± 1.1 (25-28) 4.3
Excretory pore115.8 ± 3.4 (110-120) 2.9112.2 ± 1.8 (110-115) 1.6121.2 ± 3.6 (116-124) 2.9121 ± 1.4 (120-122)118.1 ± 4.4 (110-124) 3.7113.7 ± 3.8 (110-122) 3.4
Hemizonid length3.5 ± 0.1 (3.5-3.6) 1.43.6 ± 0.1 (3.5-3.8) 2.73.6 ± 0.1 (3.5-3.8) 2.7
Body width33.4 ± 1.2 (32-36) 3.531.4 ± 1.2 (30-34) 3.932.5 ± 1.6 (30-36) 4.9
Tail annuli52.6 ± 1.4 (50-54) 2.756.9 ± 3.9 (48-62) 754.4 ± 3.5 (48-62) 6.4
Tail length58.5 ± 5.4 (49-68) 9.256.4 ± 1.7 (54-58) 3.057.6 ± 4.3 (49-68) 3.6
Phasmids on tail /%46.0 ± 1.9 (42-48) 4.245.2 ± 1.1 (44-47) 2.745.6 ± 1.6 (42-48) 3.7
Hyaline/tail %19.6 ± 1.3 (18-22) 7.020.6 ± 1.1 (18-22) 5.720.0 ± 1.3 (18-22) 6.8
Gubernaculum12.1 ± 1.3 (10-14) 11.311 ± 1.4 (10-12)11.9 ± 1.4 (10-14) 11.6
Spicule length30.7 ± 2.4 (28-34) 7.832.5 ± 0.4 (32-33)31 ± 2.3 (28-34) 7.4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-024 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 7
Published on: Jan 1, 2021
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Tatyana Stefanovska, Andrzej Skwiercz, Łukasz Flis, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Miloslav Zouhar, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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