Detection and description of Ditylenchus israelensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Anguinidae) from bulbs of the Persian buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus L.)

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Ditylenchus israelensis n. sp. isolated from the bulbs of the Persian buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus L.) imported from Israel at the Ningbo plant quarantine lab, China. is described. It is an amphimictic species; females have six incisures in the lateral fields; a long and slim body; delicate, short stylet (7-8 μm) with small and rounded knobs. Excretory pore in the anterior region of the basal pharyngeal bulb. Posteriorly located vulva (V = 78.6-83.1); a short PUS (15.0-24.0 μm); and a long conical tail with a pointed terminus. Males are similar to females in general morphology and have 14.0-18.0 μm long spicules. The new species was also characterized molecularly using 18S, ITS and D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S rDNA genes.

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