Characterisation of Longidorus iranicus Sturhan & Barooti, 1983 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Iran and synonymisation of L-moesicus Lamberti, Choleva & Agostinelli, 1983

摘要

The needle nematode, Longidorus iranicus Sturhan & Barooti, 1983 has been described from Iran and not reported from any other country so far. Based on the studies of a population from the rhizosphere of raspberry in the north of Iran a detailed description is presented and males are described for the first time. Among the total of more than 150 Longidorus species, L. iranicus is morphologically most close to L. moesicus. Comparative morphological and morphometric characters are given for three populations of L. iranicus and populations of L. moesicus, including the original descriptions of both species and other references. Morphological and molecular studies indicate species identity and synonymy of L. moesicus with L. iranicus is proposed in the present paper.