Steinernema yirgalemense n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Ethiopia

• Published in: Nematology : international journal of fundamental and applied nematological research Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 839 - 856
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Khuong B, Tesfamariam, Mekete, Gozel, Ugur, Gaugler, Randy, Adams, Byron J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill 2004; BRILL
• Subjects: animal morphology; animal taxonomy; Biological and medical sciences; body measurements; DESCRIPTION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; entomopathogenic nematodes; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; hybridization; internal transcribed spacers; Invertebrates; MOLECULAR; molecular sequence data; molecular systematics; morphometry; Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETIC SYSTEMATICS; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; sequence homology; Steinernema; Systematics. Geographical distribution; TAXONOMY; Ethiopia; Africa; Entomopathogen; Scanning electron microscopy; Nucleotide sequence; Taxonomy; Biological control; Diagnosis (taxonomy); Parasite; description; Phylogeny; phylogenetic systematics; entomopathogenic nematode; Pest; Beneficial animal; Morphology; Helmintha; Nemathelminthia; New species; molecular; Invertebrata; Nematoda

Abstract Steinernema yirgalemense, a new species based on morphological and molecular data, is described from Yirgalem, Ethiopia. This nematode belongs to the 'bicornutum-group' which includes nematodes with horn-like structures in the labial region of the infective juvenile. The new speci...