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Issue: Vol. 3493 No. 1: 21 Sep. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-09-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3493.1.6
Page range: 72–82
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of the genus Discotylenchus Siddiqi, 1980 (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from Iran, with description of one new and data on two known species

Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Plant Protection Service, Wageningen Nematode Collection, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlands
Nematoda Discotylenchus iranicus n. sp. D. brevicaudatus D. discretus first report Northern Khorasan province south-western Iran Zea mays

Abstract

The genus Discotylenchus is reported for the first time from Iran. Discotylenchus iranicus n. sp. is described and illustratedbased on morphological and morphometric characters. The new species is characterized by a combination of the followingmorphological features: lip region continuous and smooth, tapering to an offset prominent labial disc, lateral field withfour incisures, stylet length of 14–15μm, vulva position at 70.8–76.5 %, tail length of 81–100μm, conoid with a roundedtip and presence of males. The Iranian population of D. brevicaudatus shows a wider morphometric range compared tothe original description and the male of this species is described for the first time. The morphological characters and range of morphometric data of D. discretus are in full agreement with the original population.

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