Steinernema weiseri n. sp. (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Europe
Steinernema weiseri n. sp. (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Europe
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斯氏线虫 n.
DOI:
10.1023/a:1025531302519
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
A. Reid
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文献类型:
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作者:
Z. Mrácek;D. Sturhan;A. Reid
Steinernema weiserin. sp. is described from a roadside with apple trees near Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. The species is also widely distributed in Germany and Slovakia, from where it had previously been reported asSteinernemaspec. F. The BritishSteinernemasp. D1 is considered conspecific withS. weiserin. sp. Males of the new species are mainly characterised by light brown, slightly curved spicules with a long manubrium and the presence of a short tail mucron in the second generation. Third-stage infective juveniles are characterised by a `medium size' body and tail length, short hyaline tail portion (mostly around 1/3 of tail length), the excretory pore situated in the mid-pharynx region, lip region slightly offset, angular and flattened, and the lateral field having nine equally developed lines separated by eight distinct ridges.S. weiserin. sp. is most similar toS. feltiae, with which it did not hybridise. RFLP analysis of the ITS region of the rDNA repeat showsS. weiserin. sp. to be distinct from 50 otherSteinernemaspecies and isolates. The new species was found in a wide range of habitats and is readily maintained onGalleria mellonellalarvae.