Overview of the genus Boleodorus and first reports of Boleodorus thylactus and B. volutus from southern Alberta, Canada
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Date
2021
Authors
Munawar, Maria
Yevtushenko, Dmytro
Castillo, Pablo
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MDPI
Abstract
The present study provides the morphological and molecular characterization of Boleodorus thylactus and B. volutus populations, recovered from agricultural fields of southern Alberta. Despite a significant abundance of this group of nematodes, none of the Boleodorus species were previously reported in Canada. Therefore, representative adult specimens of each population were photographed and examined morphometrically. Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using partial D2–D3 expansion segments of the 28S and 18S rDNA sequences to understand the relationships of Boleodorus species with Tylenchidae-related genera. Boleodorus species are relevant to soil ecological studies and therefore we summarized the important morphological and morphometric characters in tabular form for easy and efficient species identification. Moreover, we discuss the associated hosts and the distribution of all described Boleodorus species. This study will serve as a guide and basic framework for species diagnostics in the genus Boleodorus and will aid in filling the gaps in our knowledge of the species present in our cultivated lands.
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Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
Keywords
Associated hosts , Ecological studies , Morphology , Mophometrics , Nematode management programs , New record , Soil health , Plant parasitic nematodes , Taxonomy , Boleodorus thylactus
Citation
Munawar, M., Yevtushenko, D. P., & Castillo, P. (2021). Overview of the genus Boleodorus and first reports of Boleodorus thylactus and B. volutus from southern Alberta, Canada . Animals, 11(6), Article 1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061760