Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Tylenchus Zeae n. Sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) from Corn (Zea Mays) in South Carolina.

ABSTRACT: Specimens of a tylenchid nematode were recovered in 2019 from soil samples collected from a corn field, located in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA. A moderate number of Tylenchus sp. adults (females and males) were recovered. Extracted nematodes were examined morphologically and molecularly for species identification, which indicated that the specimens of the tylenchid adults were a new species, described herein as Tylenchus zeae n. sp. Morphological examination and the morphometric details of the specimens were very close to the original descriptions of Tylenchus sherianus and T. rex. However, females of the new species can be differentiated from these species by body shape and length, shape of excretory duct, distance between anterior end and esophageal in

SUBMITTER: Kantor MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature