First report of three Tylenchidae taxa from southern Alberta, Canada
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Date
2021
Authors
Munawar, Maria
Yevtushenko, Dmytro P.
Castillo, Pablo
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MDPI
Abstract
Members of the family Tylenchidae are highly abundant in soil habitats, including agricultural settings, where they play key ecological roles. In the present study, we identified three Tylenchidae species, namely Basiria bhabi, Coslenchus acceptus, and Filenchus vulgaris, using integrative taxonomy. The detailed morphological and morphometric characteristics, distribution, and host associations of each species were also discussed. Phylogenetic analyses of these populations with other Tylenchidae nematodes indicated the presence of divergent lineages in Filenchus and Basiria, whereas Coslenchus appeared to be a monophyletic genus. Herein, we aim to grow awareness about this common but least studied group of nematodes. The species reported in this study are new records for Canada, revealing that the identified nematode diversity in our cultivated areas is relatively underrepresented. Our analyses also provided greater taxonomic resolution and captured rare taxa that might have been missed or misidentified in prior nematode inventory surveys. These findings will add to our understanding of the nematofauna of southern Alberta, thereby providing a more complete picture of existing nematode diversity present in the fields of this highly cultivated region.
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Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
Keywords
Morphology , Morphometrics , Nematode management programs , New record , Soil health , Plant-parasitic nematodes , Taxonomy , Tylenchidae
Citation
Munawar, M., Yevtushenko, D. P., & Castillo, P. (2021). First report of three Tylenchidae taxa from southern Alberta, Canada. Horticulturae, 7(11), Article 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7110449