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Morphological and molecular characterization of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Actinolaimidae) from Korea, with an updated compendium of the genus Cover

Morphological and molecular characterization of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Actinolaimidae) from Korea, with an updated compendium of the genus

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|Oct 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

Line drawings of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (A–G): A: Female whole body; B: Male whole body; C: Female reproductive system; D: Female anterior region; E: Female rectum and prerectum region; F: Female tail; G: The expanded part of pharynx (the glandularium).

Figure 2:

Line drawings of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (A–K): A: Posterior region of male, including copulatory apparatus, the arrangement of ventromedian supplements and copulatory hump. (Arrows indicate the position of submedian papillae); B: Male tail region; C: Lateral guiding piece; D, E, F: Variation in shape and arrangement of pre/postvulval papillae; G, J, K: Variation in shape of cardia and basal shield; H: Head region; I: Junction between intestine and prerectum with a conical or tongue-like structure.

Figure 3:

Photomicrographs of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (A–G). A: Female anterior region; B: Posterior region of male, including copulatory apparatus and the arrangement of ventromedian supplements; C: Region of copulatory hump; D: Anterior and middle part of female tail; E: Whole female tail; F: Vulval region with pre/postvulval papillae conformation; G: Female posterior region, including the prerectum and rectum. (Scale bars: A, B, C, F, and G = 30 μm; D = 50 μm; E = 100 μm).

Figure 4:

Photomicrographs of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. (A–K). A, B, C: Variation in female anterior region; D: Shape of cardia and basal shield; E: Junction between intestine and prerectum with a conical or tongue-like structure; F: Region of copulatory hump; G, H: Variation in shape and configuration of advulval papillae; I, J: Variation in shape of male tail; K: Posteriormost part of female tail. (Scale bars: A, D–K = 20 μm; B, C = 10 μm).

Table 1:

Morphometrics of Paractinolaimus uljinensis n. sp. from Korea.

CharacterHolotype ♀♀♀♂♂
n3028
L2743.02764.0 ± 134.0 (2500.0–2980.0)2449.0 ± 170.0 (2183.0–2833.0)
a44.644.1 ± 2.1 (40.2–47.9)43.1 ± 2.4 (40.2–48.9)
b5.04.9 ± 0.2 (4.5–5.2)4.4 ± 0.3 (3.8–4.9)
c7.57.7 ± 0.4 (6.9–8.5)103.7 ± 9.4 (82.9–121.4)
c’12.211.7 ± 0.9 (10.1–14.2)0.7 ± 0.1 (0.6–0.9)
V45.645.5 ± 1.3 (42.5–47.7)_
G1%17.616.6 ± 1.6 (13.7–20.7)_
G2%18.017.9 ± 1.5 (14.6–21.5)_
Lip height7.57.6 ± 0.4 (7.0–8.5)7.6 ± 0.5 (7.0–8.5)
Lip diam.19.519.6 ± 0.6 (18.5–20.5)19.6 ± 0.5 (19.0–20.5)
Anterior to guiding ring19.519.2 ± 0.7 (17.5–20.5)19.0 ± 0.5 (17.5–20.0)
Odontostyle26.525.2 ± 1.0 (23.5–27.0)25.1 ± 0.8 (23.5–27.0)
Odontophore24.023.4 ± 0.9 (22.0–25.0)23.3 ± 0.8 (22.0–25.0)
Total spear50.548.5 ± 1.5 (45.5–51.0)48.3 ± 1.3 (46.5–52.0)
Anterior to nerve ring156.5158.7 ± 6.0 (147.0–173.0)158.7 ± 6.0 (146.0–172.0)
Pharynx length546.0562.4 ± 20.7 (502.0–598.0)562.9 ± 19.2 (518.0–597.0)
Glandularium length329.0341.9 ± 15.5 (307.5–368.0)348.1 ± 16.4 (313.5–384.5)
Cardia length22.024.7 ± 3.6 (17.5–30.5)24.5 ± 3.0 (19.0–29.5)
Maximum body diam.61.562.8 ± 3.1 (55.5–67.5)56.8 ± 2.0 (53.5–61.5)
Prerectum116.0122.9 ± 18.7 (86.5–169.5)200.3 ± 20.1 (174.0–246.5)
Rectum49.548.6 ± 5.2 (40.0–56.0)58.6 ± 2.5 (52.5–63.0)
Anal / cloacal body diam.30.031.0 ± 1.6 (26.5–33.0)33.1 ± 1.6 (30.0–36.0)
Tail length365.0361.3 ± 25.8 (324.0–435.0)23.8 ± 2.0 (21.0–29.0)
Spicules__64.5 ± 2.5 (60.0–70.5)
No. of ventromedian supplements__12–15
Figure 5:

Bayesian tree inferred under the GTR + I + G model from 18S-rRNA gene sequences of Dorylaimid species. Posterior probability values exceeding 50% are given on appropriate clades. The studied population is indicated in bold text. Outgroup taxa: Paravulvus hartingii and Nygolaimus cf. parvus.

Figure 6:

Bayesian tree inferred under the GTR + I + G model from LSU D2-D3 partial sequences of Dorylaimid species. Posterior probability values exceeding 50% are given on appropriate clades. The studied population is indicated in bold text. Outgroup taxa: Mononchus tunbridgensis and Anatonchus tridentatus.

Table 2:

Main morphometric characters of Paractinolaimus species (updated from Vinciguerra et al. (2013)). Measurements in μm, except L in mm. (* measurements obtained from original drawings).

SpeciesSexLacc’VOdont.Pre/postvul. papillaeSpic.Ventr. suppl.Reference
acutus2.1–2.436–4310–1210–1244–4625–271, 2Khan and Park (1999)
aruprus2.25–2.4030–3288.145–4823–26noneKhan et al. (1994)
baldus2.646118.7*5227noneThorne (1967)
2.949840.7*2710–11
cattienus2.38–2.4340–518.2–10.19.6–12.747.8–48.618–19noneGusakov and Gagarin (2015)
2.22391480.6194812
chandicus2.1–2.344–5414–175*51–5227–29noneKhan and Jairajpuri (1994)
2.143880.9*276011
chiki2.6–2.963–6415–176.5–6.848–4920–21noneDhanam et al. (1994)
decraemerae2.8–3.236–4813–165.5–6.746–5125–291, 1Pedram et al. (2010)
2.132680.6277616
dhanachandi1.937106.75223Khan and Jairajpuri (1994)
elongatus3.1–3.462–6516–175.3–5.549–5331–33noneKhan and Jairajpuri (1994)
3–3.156–68116–1180.6–0.731–3358–6218–21
filipjevi3.3436.812.1*4535Schneider (1935)
girini2–2.328–2918.7–22.4354–5624Sukul (1967)
2.128712413
indicus1.5–1.931–3715–371.4–5.553–5620–22noneKhan and Ganguly (1988)
intermedius2.5–2.836–5313–176–746–5427presentAltherr (1968)
2.6–3.636–6070–11563–6514–19
ishibashi3.0–3.351–558.3–9.96.2–6.849–5227–281, 1Khan et al. (2008)
longidrilus3–3.735–4510–145.3–7.146–5032–331–2, 1–2Eveleigh (1982)
3.546910.8338319
macrolaimus4.55011.547nonede Man (1880)
3.7508516–24
3.1–3.340–4211.1–11.846–51noneLoof (1961)
2.7–4.342–609.0–148–1244–5027–30presentAndrássy (2009)
2.5–3.746–5790–12027–3016–19
magistris1.93451–531–1.153–5428–30noneVinciguerra et al. (2013)
2–2.342–4560–760.831–3553–6014–15
micoletzkyi1.929242.35428noneCoomans et al. (1990)
2.440820.7296911
microdentatus3.4–3.543–5312–147.6–8.551–5331–35noneAndrássy (1964)
2.9–3.438–5996–10031–3567–7018–24
occalescens2.637106*51Schneider (1937)
1.927640.89
pachydermis2.133–347.6–88–8.544–4526–270, 1Khan and Araki (2001)
parietinus1.8–2.427–389.0–145.8*49–5425noneEroshenko (1977)
1.7–2.425–3450–747016
persicus2.3–2.632–35.511.7–16.93.3–5.947.6–51.625–28nonePanahi et al. (2019)
2.1–2.6840.388.30.728–2971–75.517–18
rafiqi4.4–5.372–8920–274.4–6.550–5233–352–3, 2–3Khan and Jairajpuri (1998)
5.0–5.285–87198–2090.9*32–3360*21
robustus3431111*5023noneThorne (1967)
2.847712310
sahandi3.5–4.774–8816–224.5–7.547–5427–321–4, 1–3Pedram et al. (2011)
3.2–4.470–93116–1660.6–0.727–3162–8115–17
shamimi1.4–1.546–523.7–4.219–2041–4212–15noneGantait et al. (2006)
spanithelus2.8–3.935–5313–185.0–6.345–4929–330, 0–1Eveleigh (1982)
3.436761306712
tuberculatus2.3–2.539–447.2–8.88.8–10.246–4724–28noneChoi and Khan (2000)
1.9–2.234–3968–780.7*24–2766–6915–19
uljinensis n. sp.2.5–3.040.2–47.96.9–8.510.1–14.242.5–47.723.5–27.03–9, 3–9This study
2.2–2.840.2–48.982.9–121.40.6–0.923.5–27.060–70.512–15
vigor234145328noneThorne (1967)
vulvapapillatus1.63496.964223, 3Khan et al. (1994)
1.4–1.528–3257–630.819–2042–459
xosorum1.6629183.2*5213Heyns and Argo (1969)

[i] Abbreviations: Odont. (Odontostyle); Pre/postvul. Papillae (Pre/postvulval Papillae); Spic. (Spicules); Ventr. suppl. (Ventromedian supplements).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 23, 2024
Published on: Oct 23, 2024
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