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The significance of the tail projections in female entomopathogenic nematodes within the family Steinernematidae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Z. Mráček ,
V. Půža  and
J. Nermut'
Z. Mráček
Affiliation:
Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
V. Půža*
Affiliation:
Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
J. Nermut'
Affiliation:
Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Several taxonomic studies of the entomopathogenic nematode family Steinernematidae have reported on the minute tail projections on the tail tips of females of the first generation; however, the occurrence and morphology of these traits in other steinernematid species and their taxonomic significance are still unclear. In the present study, the tail projections in females of seven steinernematid species belonging to four phylogenetic clades were examined. The projections are present in all of the tested species and their number and shape is consistent within species but significantly differs among species. It thus seems that these structures may have taxonomic significance at the species level. Based on these results, we suggest that every description of a new species in the family Steinernematidae should contain a precise morphology of the female tail, focused on these projections, using both light and scanning electron microscopy.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 2 , March 2016 , pp. 249 - 251
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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