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Morphological and molecular characterization of Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Iotonchidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam Cover

Morphological and molecular characterization of Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Iotonchidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

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|Jul 2021

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Figure 1:

Holotype female Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. Female. A. Head region. B. Pharyngo-intestinal junction. C. Vulval region with advulval ventromedian papillary structures. D. Tail terminus. E. Tail region. F. Female reproductive systems. Scale bar: A, B, C, D = 20 µm, E = 100 µm.

Figure 2:

Paratype male Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. Male. A. Head region. B. Tail region. C. Spicule, gubernaculum and accessory piece. Scale bar: A, C = 20 µm, B = 100 µm.

Figure 3:

Holotype female Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. A. Head region. B. Amphidial aperture. C. Entire body. D. Reproductive system. Scale bars indictaed.

Figure 4:

Paratype male Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. Male. A. Head region. B. Head region with protruding papillae. C. Reproductive system with spicule, gubernaculum and lateral guiding piece. D. Tail region with ventromedian supplements. Scale bars indicated.

Table 1.

Morphometrics of females and Males of Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam.

Bat Xat Natural Reserve
Characters/ratiosHolotypeParatypes
n 1 female4 females6 males
L 36433768–5163 (4519 ± 585)2950-4230 (3487± 530)
a 49.249.8-59.2 (56.3 ± 4.4)44.1-51.5 (48.9 ± 2.8)
b4.84.9-5.4 (5.1 ± 0.2)4.7-5.4 (5.0 ± 0.3)
c6.44.5-6.3 (5.6 ± 0.8)5.3-5.9 (5.6 ± 0.2)
c′12.214.4-19.0 (15.7 ± 2.2)8.2-13.1 (10.4 ± 1.7)
V (%)58.354.2-59.4 (55.9 ± 2.4)
Lip region height16.518.0-21.0 (19.8 ± 1.5)14.5-17.5 (16.3 ± 1.1)
Lip region width50.052.5-70 (59.5 ± 7.5)46-52 (48.3 ± 2.7)
Buccal cavity length7369.5-88.5 (79.6 ± 8.961.5-67.2 (64.1 ± 2.2)
Buccal cavity width41.541.0-54.0 (46.9 ± 6.1)36.0-41 (37.9 ± 1.6)
Position of tooth apex from the base of buccal cavity16.716.5-19.5 (17.7± 1.5)14-17 (15.5 ± 1.5)
Nerve ring from anterior end190210-244 (226.4± 15.1)154-204 (174.9 ± 20.0)
Excretory pore from anterior end225224-271 (253 ± 22.2)180.8-232 (204 ± 21.8)
Pharynx length761.0770-975.7 (870 ± 98.5)627.7-789.3 (693.2 ± 70.9)
Anterior branch of genital system341341-477 (424 ± 37)
Posterior branch of genital system314314-462 (406 ± 38)
Maximum body width74.075.5-87.0 (80.0 ± 5.1)60.0-82.0 (71.0 ± 8.0)
Anal body width46.848.0-58.0 (52.0 ± 4.4)55.0-63.0 (59.8 ± 3.3)
Rectum/cloaca length49.249.0-53.0 (51.5 ± 1.8)55-64 (59.5 ± 3.4)
Vagina length34.036.5-38.5 (37.7 ± 1.0)
Spicule length130-141 (136.8 ± 4.1)
Spicule width at widest part8.0-11 (9.3 ± 1.4)
Lateral guiding piece length17.5-23.5 (19.6 ± 2.9)
Gubernaculum length39.5-44 (42.3± 1.7)
Number of supplements13-14
Distance from cloacal opening to posteriormost supplement20.5-23 (21.4 ± 1.0)
Distance from cloacal opening to anterior most supplement201-241.5 (218.9 ± 15.8)
Tail length572694-974 (818 ± 125.3)500-798 (623 ± 114)

1 Notes: All measurements are in µm except where indicated. a  =  body length/maximum body width; b = body length/pharyngeal length; c = body length/tail length; c′ = tail length/body width at anus; V =  (distance from anterior end to vulva/body length)x100. L = body length.

Table 2.

Compendium of the species belonging to the genus Iotonchus (Cobb, 1917).

Species n L a b c c' V B.C.L.B.C.W.%DTSpinneretFemale gonadSpicule lengthNumber SupplsCountryReference
abrahmami 9♀♀2.7-340-514.6-5.05.8-12.35.9-12.864-7242-4727-3133-36TerminalPseudo-prodelphicMalaysia Loof (2006)
2♂♂2.7-2.8544.7-4.86.88.3-8.542-4325-2690-9111
acuticaudus 11♀♀1.9-2.129-343.8-4.79.1-11.86.1a71-7540-5028-3223aSubdorsalMonodelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
11♂♂2.0-2.427-344.0-4.49.5-11.84.3a40-4527-3178-886-8
Acutus 10♀♀1.8-2.232-395.3-612-15.54.3a61-6637-3824-2628aNoDidelphicSouth Africa Heyns and Lagerwey (1965)
10♂♂1.4-1.928-404.4-5.513.2-15.62.7a26-3717-2367-839-12
4♀♀1.7-2.431-4113.6-183.9a63-6639-4320-27NoDidelphicUSA Mulvey (1963a)
aequabilis ?♀♀2.2-2.536-435.4-5.634-411.3-1.870-7244-4828-33NoDidelphicUkraine Susulovsky (1998)
aequatorialis 5♀♀2.2-2.420-304.4-4.74.3-4.88.3-1051-54.457-6532-38.523aTerminalDidelphicEcuadoVinciguerra and Orselli (2006)
anisostomus 1♀1.72303.712.95a68401723aTerminalMonodelphicThailand Buangsuwon and Jensen (1966)
arcuatus 8♀♀1.7-1.835-414.4-4.74.9-69.2-10.555-5738-4124-2824-34NoDidelphicJapan Khan et al. (2000)
apapillatus 8♀♀2.7-3.535-394.4-4.710-134.3-5.862-7467-8040-4419-27TerminalDidelphicIndia Dhanam and Jairajpuri (1998)
3♂♂2.9414.6-4.711-152.9-4.364-6734-35125-13817-19
baqrii 9♀♀1.5-1.728-374.0-4.65-712.2a62-7032-3728-3229-34SubventralMonodelphicIndia Jairajpuri (1969)
9♂♂1.5-1.731-354.3-4.85-76.8a28-3224-2625-2880-939-10
basidontus 6♀♀1.7-2.425-323.7-4.36.5-8.66.6a55-6048a30a25TerminalDidelphicNew zealandClark (1960)
1♂2303.98.64.8a83a14
brachylaimus 1♀3.233.34.8173.7a6564a53aTerminalDidelphicUSA Mulvey (1963a), (after Cobb, 1917)
1♂3.5405.3179516
carpathicus 13♀♀2.5-3.531-444.2-5.14.3-6.612.1a56.5-6046-6236-5223-35NoDidelphicRomania Popovici (1990)
16♂♂2.1-3.733-474.3-5.14.9-6.747-5733-5072-10011-13
chantaburensis 4♀♀0.8-124-323.5-4.53.8-4.959-6422-259-14TerminalMonodelphicThailand Buangsuwon and Jensen (1966)
6♀♀0.9-124-263.8-3.95.8-66.7-7.463-6526-3014-17SubventralMonodelphicIndia Mohadas and Prabhoo (1979)
clarki 6♀♀1.7-228-343.9-5.24.6-5.98.8a52-5840-4323-2920aNoDidelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
consimilis ?♀♀2.8-3.534-414.5-4.96.6-7.67.3a68-6960-6337-40TerminalMonodelphicBrazil, Hawaii Mulvey (1963a), (after Cobb, 1917)
cucumis 5♀♀2.9-3.239-444.2-4.310.7-12.24.7-5.264-6657-6034-3923TerminalDidelphicKorea Khan et al. (2002)
cuticaudatus 12♀♀2.8-330-374.6-5.87-105.5-7.862-64.557-6533-3722-25TerminalDidelphicIndia Jana et al. (2007)
7♂♂2.3-3.130-394.4-5.49.6-14.53.1-3.650-5726-30123-13311-15
damsanensis 3♀♀1.6-1.720-222.9-317-1.71.7-2.271-7558-6135-3729-32NoDidelphicKorea Choi and Khan (2000)
devius 1♀2.437.54.26.59.569543026NoMonodelphicCôte d’Ivoire Siddiqi (2001)
geminus 8♀♀1.7-2.125-303.9-4.512.4-143.4a65-6838-4322-2429aTerminalDidelphicSouth Africa Heyns and Lagerwey (1965)
7♂♂1.7-1.928-334.0-4.814.6-17.52.5a37-3918-2077-8811-14
globibucca ?♀♀2.43157.18.2595437NoDidelphicIndia Dhanam and Jairajpuri (2002)
goshiensis 4♀♀1.5-1.628-303.7-4.124-261.7-1.963-6540-4226-2724-25NoDidelphicJapan Khan et al. (2008)
guineae 1♀23347.17.170583420aTerminalMonodelphicGuinae Siddiqi (2001)
2♂♂1.9-2.035-433.9-4.75.9-6.96.9-8.34726-2774-894-6
gymnolaimus 1♀2.9404.27.19a675740TerminalMonodelphicFiji, Brazil, USA Mulvey (1963a), (after Cobb, 1917)
hinokumaensis 4♀♀2-2.233-444.7-5.49.4-10.85.3-6.160-6337-4024-2626-27NoDidelphicJapan Khan et al. (2008)
3♂♂2.1-2.341-444.4-5.48.7-9.35.9-6.338-4024-2568-759-11
indicus 28♀♀1.5-221-324.0-4.85-810a57-6540-4728-3223-25SubventralDidelphicIndia Jairajpuri (1969)
kilumicus 4♀♀2.6-2.750-574.9-5.24.0-4.517-1853-5543-4823-2523-27SubventralDidelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
3♂♂2.4-2.549-574.9-5.14.1-4.613-14.641-4318-1963-7310-11
kirbyi 5♀♀3-3.340-464.2-4.66.8-7.87.8-9.167-7258-6432-3326aTerminalPseudo–prodelphicFijiSiddiqi (1984)
4♀♀2.8-3.337-403.6-4.213.5-17.83.1-4.272-7460-6231-33
kirghistanicus ?♀♀1.4-1.820-233.2-3.723-281.5-272-754230NoDidelphicKirghistan Sultanalieva (1983)
?♂1.619-223.3-3.820-2522
koupensis 4♀♀2.1-2.530-364.1-4.24.1-5.58-1154-5857-6029-3019-20SubventralDidelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
1♂1.8294.55.87.249249012
lacuplanarum 2♀♀239-454.66.1-6.210.263-6436-372624-25SubventralMonodelphicNew Caledonia Yeates (1992)
3♂1.8-2.138-454.2-4.96.1-7.27.4-8.932-3523-2927-2947-579-12
lamottei 4♀♀1.632-354.1-4.47.2-7.96.4a65-6633-4125-2722aNoMonodelphicCôte Malcevschi (1981)
1♂1.63148.34.1a3522509d’Ivoire
litoralis 2♀♀2.1-2.324-26510-114.5a61-6261a42a25TerminalDidelphicSouth Coetzee (1967b)
2♂♂2.6-2.836-374-5162.7a104-11215-17Africa
1♀2.7344.115.13.6685439TerminalDidelphicSouth Africa De Bruin and Heyns (1992)
2♂♂2.6-2.835-374.4-4.718.4-212.2-2.64932-35107-11113-14
longisaccus 2♀♀1.8-2.432-384.19.1-10.95.2-5.47150-6025-3128aTerminalMonodelphicCôte Siddiqi (2001)
1♂2.35473.97.37.85425884d’Ivoire
loteniae 3♀♀1.9-234-424.3-5.17.3-8.66.8-9.561-6830-3822-2529aNoDidelphicSouth Africa De Bruin and Heyns (1992)
lotilabiatus 5♀♀3.8-5.250-594.9-5.44.5-6.312-2054-5970-8841-5422-23TerminalDidelphicVietnamCurrently paper
6♂♂3-4.244-524.7-5.45.3-5.98.2-1362-6736-4121-25130-14113-14
magyar 1♀4.2384.9860.769512640NoDidelphicHungary Andrássy (1973)
mboticus 2♀♀2.2-2.342-445.2-5.34.2-4.314-14.752-53402323aSubdorsalDidelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
3♂♂2.0-2.146-475.3-5.64.0-4.412-13.537-3919-2056-6210
miamaensis 9♀♀3.2-3.544-504.6-5.07.6-8.47.5-8.360-6164-7242-4524-27TerminalDidelphicJapan Khan and Araki (2002)
5♂♂2.8-3.145-484.5-4.711.2-143.5-4.757-6234-40127-13812-13
microdontus 4♀♀1.2-1.329-313.7-3.95.7-661-6434-3619-20TerminalMonodelphicSingaporeThong (1970)
muneris 3♀♀1.5-1.633-364.1-4.44.1-4.711-13.758-6236-3719-2017-19SubventralMonodelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
nayari 13♀♀2.3-2.731-344.2-4.612-164.0-4.962-6755-6434-3827-28TerminalDidelphicIndia Mohadas and Prabhoo (1979)
4♂♂2.2-2.531-334.1-4.613-16.52.5-2.952-5428-30117-12615-16
8♀♀2.3-2.727-344.0-4.610-1265-7051-5432-36TerminalDidelphicIndia Khan and Jairajpuri (1980)
10♂♂2.3-2.630-374.1-4.710-13112-13112-16
ndu 8 ♀♀1.8-2.739-474.3-4.94.3-6.98-1550-5746-5421-2724-26SubventralDidelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
3♂♂1.8-2.242-454.3-4.84.4-6.98.9-11.745-5021-2266-7510-12
nepotum 7♀♀1-1.222-253.1-3.813-162.2-2.866-7036-4022-2317-20TerminalMonodelphicPapua New Guinea Andrássy (2008)
nigeriensis 11♀♀1.6-1.925-353.9-4.610-135.4a68-7236-4021-2923aNoMonodelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
11♂♂1.4-1.728-363.9-4.512-163.3a32-3520-2363-706-8
ogiensis 4♀♀2-2.333-364.1-4.418-202.7-3.362-6338-4124-2624NoDidelphicJapan Khan et al. (2008)
2♂♂2.1-2.332-344.4-4.614-152.5-2.745-4725-2890-9512-14
obtusus 1♀2.8334.261168614521NoDidelphicKorea Choi et al. (1999)
onchus 2♀♀2.4-2.535-364.6-4.87-87615533-3526-28NoDidelphicKorea Jairajpuri et al. (2000)
1♂2.1344.6855030238211
parabasidontus 7♀♀2.2-2.626-374.3-4.97.2-8.76.9a56-6048-5529-3223aTerminalDidelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
5♂♂2.0-2.429-384.3-4.79.1-11.24.2a42-5025-2826a9013-15
1♀1.724.44.36.66.5584926Cameroon Siddiqi (2001)
paracutus 2♀♀1.9-2.223-265-5.19.4-10.43.5-4.662-6357-6835-4023aNoDidelphicItalia Vinciguerra and Orselli (2000)
2♂♂1.623-244.610-11.32.8-3.052.530-32.557.5-6610-11
parageminus 31♀♀1.8-2.439-535.1-6.217-24.92.5-4.363-6929-4020-2725-37SubdorsalDidelphicSpain Jiménez-Guirado (1994)
20♂♂1.7-2.236-535.1-6.124-321.6-2.227-3418.5-21.553.5-679-13
paratrichurus 5♀♀1.4-1.527-354.2-4.63.6-4.113.5-1555-5830-3215.5-1723-25SubventralMonodelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
2♀♀1.3-1.423-254.3-4.53.1-3.910.3-133017-19
pauli 5♀♀1.3-1.635-424.8-5.18.4-9.36.2a59-6329-3018-1930aNoDidelphicSouth Africa Heyns and Lagerwey (1965)
6♂♂1.3-1.438-454.6-5.110-11.23.7a26-2914-1552-538-9
pseudodigonicus 6♀♀1.4-1.631-344.2-4.74.1-4.760-6336-3925-2731-36SubventralPseudo-prodelphicIndia Ahmad and Jairajpuri (1983)
4♂♂1.4-1.733-414.4-4.74.6-5.160-646-8
pusillus 14♀♀0.7-124-303.6-4.37.0-8.14.7-6.963-6722-2410-1320-29NoMonodelphicMalaysia Loof (2006)
recessus 1♀2.1434.65.81163382626SubventralMonodelphicNew Caledonia Yeates (1992)
rayongensis 1♀2374.99.57.7a57462233aSubdorsalDidelphicThailand Buangsuwon and Jensen (1966)
rinae 5♀♀1.5-1.830-38514-154.2a68-7234a22a29TerminalDidelphicSouth Coetzee (1967b)
12♂♂1.7-1.931-40515-193.2a60-7011-12Africa
10♀♀1.4-1.927-353.9-4.510-13.33.6-5.161-7029-3918-24TerminalDidelphicSouth Africa De Bruin and Heyns (1992)
8♂♂1.3-1.728-374.1-5.114-17.72.5-2.866-746-11
risoceiae 1♀3.3334.68.96.2a64584729aTerminalDidelphicSouth Africa Heyns and Lagerwey (1965)
4♀♀2.7-3.434-374.5-4.78-106.3a60-6453-6432-40TerminalDidelphicIndia Khan and Jairajpuri (1980)
?♂♂3.1-3.736-394.5-5.11114-18India Ahmad and Jairajpuri (2010)
rotundicaudatus 29♀♀2.3-2.845-635.9-7.755-1080.8-1.462-6932-4523-2525-32NoDidelphicSpain Peña Santiago and Jiménez–Guirado (1991)
sacculatus 3♀♀1.7-2.128-354.4-4.57.6-8.06.3-6.670-7253-5530-3113-15aSubdorsalMonodelphicGuinea Siddiqi (2001)
3♂♂1.5-1.835-393.9-4.56.8-8.25.3-5.540-4922-2676-798-9
sagaensis 4♀♀2.5-2.940-424.1-4.69.3-115.3-660-6558-6038-4023-27TerminalDidelphicJapan Khan et al. (2000)
5♂♂2.2-2.639-46.54.1-4.611.5-143.2-4.546-5530-32102-10910-12
silvallus 4♀♀1.4-1.927-364.0-4.34.8-5.411.3a62-6541-4224-2527-29SubventralMonodelphicIndia Ahmad and Jairajpuri (1983)
singaporensis 16♀♀1-1.2336-413.7-4.25.1-6.76.3-8.359-6531-3318-1929-33TerminalMonodelphicSigapore Ahmad et al. (2005)
southi 8♀♀1.8-2.631-383.7-4.56-78-1166-8046-5425-3126-31SubventralMonodelphicIndia Dhanam and Jairajpuri (1998)
1♂2.2354.3955224247612
stockdilli 9♀♀3.3-4.341-495.2-5.97.1-8.87.4-10.258-7350-5732-4133aNoDidelphicNew Zealand Yeates (1988)
9♂♂3.2-3.745-545.1-67.9-9.26.2-7.548-5528-4168-7011-12
tarjani 21♀♀1.7-2.227-414.4-5.93.3-4.016a47-5140-4323-2723aNoDidelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
2♂♂1.6-1.734-394.3-4.44382360-65?
3♀♀2.1-2.434-374.1-5.54.1-4.515-1751-5444-4722-2619aNoDidelphicCameroon Siddiqi (2001)
tenuidentatus 10♀1.9-2.528-354.0-4.54.9-5.610a53-5745-5227-3123aSubventralDidelphicNigeria Mulvey and Jensen (1967)
togoensis 4♀♀2.2-2.841-484.8-5.24.4-5.912.6-1751.5-5949-5023-2426aTerminalDidelphicTogo Siddiqi (2001)
transkeiensis 2♀♀1.5-1.628-354.57.3-7.96.7a6236-3821-2331aNoDidelphicSouth Africa Heyns and Lagerwey (1965)
6♀♀1.6-1.738-483.7-5.76.0-7.28.7a56-6632-3521-2536.4aNoDidelphicThailand Buangsuwon and Jensen (1966)
trichurus ?♀1.234.54.8315-20522817Australia, Fiji, Brazil, Nigeria, Mauritius Mulvey (1963a), (after Cobb, 1917)
?♀♀1.3-2.128-463.5-5.43-515-2053-6220-3520-25TerminalMonodelphic Mulvey (1963a)
?♂1.7284.43.6788-10
7♀♀1.3-1.637-413.7-4.73.4-413-1854-6026-2816-1825-27TerminalMonodelphicIndia Jairajpuri (1969)
1♀1.7374.641661301626SubventralMonodelphicCosta RicaZullini et al. (2002)
uisongensis 7♀♀1.5-1.623-262.8-3.217-19.42.0-2.467-7352-6331-36.527-36NoDidelphicKorea Choi and Khan (2000)
5♂♂1.5-1.724-273.2-3.319.6-231.4-1.652-5830-3475-9220-22
zullinii 20♀♀1.3-227-363.8-4.79.6-13.34a69-7633-4122-2722aSubdorsalMonodelphicCôte Malcevschi (1981)
8♂♂1.3-229-373.9-4.610.3-133a32-3720-2468-737-10d’Ivoire

1 Notes: Measurements in µm excepted L in mm. L = body length, a = body length/maximum body diameter, b = body length/pharynx length, c = body length/tail length, c′ = tail length/anal body diameter, V = distance from vulva to the anterior end of bodyx100/body length, B.C.L .= buccal cavity length, B.C.W. = buccal cavity width, %DT = dorsal tooth apex length from the base of buccal cavityx100/buccal cavity length, Suppls = ventromedian supllements. aCalculated from original illustrations.

Figure 5:

Phylogenetic relationships of Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. among other Mononchida, from the analysis of the 18S rDNA sequences under ML (T92+G model (BIC = 5,919.848, AICc = 5,216.912; lnL = ‒2,524.232, G = 0.23, R = 1.78, f(A) = 0.284, f(T) = 0.284, f(C) = 0.216, f(G) = 0.216)). Numbers to the left of the branches are bootstrap values for 1,000 replications.

Figure 6:

Phylogenetic relationships of Iotonchus lotilabiatus n. sp. among other Mononchida, from the analysis of the 28S rDNA sequences under ML (K2+G model (BIC = 2,373.292, AICc = 2,087.600; lnL = ‒1,000.469, G = 0.23, R = 2.00, f(A) = 0.25, f(T) = 0.25, f(C) = 0.25, f(G) = 0.25)). Numbers to the left of the branches are bootstrap values for 1,000 replications.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-066 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 22
Published on: Jul 27, 2021
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