title: New data on Longidorus aetnaeus Roca, Lamberti, Agostinelli & Vinciguerra, 1986 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Iran and Ajaria (Georgia).
abstract: Longidorus aetnaeus Roca, Lamberti, Agostinelli & Vinciguerra, 1986 is reported for the first time from Iran and Ajaria (Georgia). Morphological and morphometric data are provided for two Iranian and one Ajarian populations. The D2-D3 region of 28S rDNA for both Iranian populations was sequenced for the first time and the data reported. A detailed study of juveniles of L. aetnaeus from Iran, Georgia and Bulgaria demonstrated that this species develops through three juvenile stages. Furthermore, phylogenetic studies inferred from sequences for the D2-D3 region of 28S rRNA gene revealed that L. aetnaeus is most closely related to L. leptocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, Islamic Azad University of Damghan, Damghan, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahrbanou Bakhshi
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Amrei
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedram
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pourjam
authors.forename: Milka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elshishka
authors.forename: Razieh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghaemi
authors.forename: Vlada
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peneva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005845:Georgia; D007492:Iran; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S