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First report of Longidorus leptocephalusHooper, 1961(Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Greece
- Source :
- Journal of Nematology; August 2022, Vol. 54 Issue: 1
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Longidorid nematodes comprise more than 500 species, and Longidorusand Xiphinemaare the most diversified, prevalent, and cosmopolitan genera within plant-parasitic nematodes. The genus Longidoruscomprise a group of species, some of which are vectors of plant viruses. New sampling for needle nematodes was carried out in a grapevine area in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and one nematode species of Longidorus(L. leptocephalus) was recovered. Nematodes were extracted from soil samples by modified sieving and a decanting method. Extracted specimens were processed using glycerol, mounted on permanent slides, and subsequently identified morphologically. Nematode DNA was extracted from individual, live specimens, and PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) assays were performed for D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S rRNA, ITS1 rRNA, and partial mitochondrial COIregions. Morphology and morphometric data obtained from this population were consistent with the original description and reported populations of L. leptocephalus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. leptocephalusin Greece and the second in the Mediterranean Basin after the record of the species from Slovenia, extending the geographical distribution of this species in Europe.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022300X and 2640396X
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nematology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs60518907
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0027