Cuticle ultrastructure differences among the four adult forms of Deladenus nitobei (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae)
Cuticle ultrastructure differences among the four adult forms of Deladenus nitobei (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae)
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四种 Deladenus nitobei 成虫的角质层超微结构差异(Tylenchomorpha:Allantonematidae)
DOI:
10.1163/15685411-bja10144
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发表时间:
2022
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影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Kanzaki Natsumi
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作者:
Ekino Taisuke;Yoshiga Toyoshi;Kanzaki Natsumi
Deladenus nitobei, a hexatylinid species, is a parasite of the wood waspSirex nitobeiand a fungal feeder,i.e., the nematode parasitises the wasp to be carried to a new environment (a dead tree) where it propagates after feeding onAmylostereum areolatum, a fungus mutualistically associated with the wasp. The complex life history involves four adult forms: mycophagous male, mycophagous female, insect-infective female, and insect-parasitic female. To understand the morphological strategies ofD. nitobei, the cuticle ultrastructure of the four adult forms was observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The structures were compared with those of other hexatylinid species, particularlyFergusobiaspp. TEM revealed that the insect-infective females ofD. nitobeihave a more developed cuticle compared with mycophagous males and females, whereas insect-infective females ofFergusobiado not. The developed cuticle enablesD. nitobeiinfective females to move actively and easily penetrate the host cuticle using their hypertrophied stylet. In terms of parasitic stage, the cuticle structure was typical of an insect-parasitic stage, as inFergusobia, although with some differences. A remnant cuticle is not found inFergusobiayet retained inD. nitobei. These structural differences imply thatD. nitobeiis in the middle of evolving transepidermal nutrient acquisition fromper osacquisition, whereasFergusobiais near the end of this evolutionary trend.