Claim · model-written summary
Ditylenchus israelensis was described as amphimictic with the stated female morphology.
- Taxon
- Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticust0 - Interactor
- Ditylenchus israelensis n. sp.e0pest
- Outcome
- amphimictic speciese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
t0“Persian buttercup”
e0“Ditylenchus israelensis n. sp. is an amphimictic species; females have six incisures in the lateral field, a long and slim body, a delicate, short stylet (7-8 μ m) 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 μ m), and a long conical tail with a pointed terminus.”
Title
Jianfeng Gu; Xinxin Ma; Pablo Castillo; et al. Nematology 2023. doi:10.1163/15685411-bja10260
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation A new Ditylenchus species was isolated from Persian buttercup bulbs.
- Observation Male Ditylenchus morphology resembled females and had 14.0-18.0 μ m spicules.
- Observation Phylogenetic analysis placed the new species independently among Ditylenchus and close to D. valveus.
- Observation The authors reported no observed damage to R. asiaticus bulbs by D. israelensis.