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Longidorids from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with focus on the morphometric variability of Xiphinema krugi (Nematoda: Longidoridae) populations

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The occurrence and distribution of Longidorid nematodes in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were assessed in 126 soil samples collected at different habitats in 12 municipalities across the state. The nematodes were extracted from 1 kg of soil and morphometric measures and identification of species were conducted using a light microscope with the aid of a camera lucida. Eight species of Xiphinema were identified (X. brasiliense, X. diffusum, X. elongatum, X. ensiculiferum, X. krugi, X. variegatum, X. setariae/vulgare complex and X. surinamense) and also two species of Xiphidorus (Xiphidorus amazonensis and an undescribed Xiphidorus species). Xiphinema diffusum, X. variegatum, X. ensiculiferum and Xiphidorus amazonensis constitute new reports for Minas Gerais. Populations of X. krugi, X. elongatum and X. ensiculiferum showed variation in morphometric measures and a principal component analysis separated X. krugi nematodes in two groups.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Mr. Gilmar Valente (Universidade Federal de Viçosa) for allowing collection of samples on his property and Prof. João Augusto Alves Meira Neto (Universidade Federal de Viçosa) for identifying plant species and helping with sample collection. Authors are also grateful to CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for partial funding of this research.

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  1. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    Dalila Sêni de Jesus & Rosângela D’Arc de Lima Oliveira

  2. Instituto Biológico, Rodovia Heitor Penteado, km 3, 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Cláudio Marcelo Gonçalves de Oliveira

  3. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    Markus Gastauer

  4. Centro de Ciências Ambientais Floresta-Escola, Av. Professor Mário Palmério, 1000, 38200-000, Frutal, MG, Brazil

    Markus Gastauer

  5. James Hutton Institute, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK

    Colin James Alexander

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de Jesus, D.S., de Oliveira, C.M.G., Gastauer, M. et al. Longidorids from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with focus on the morphometric variability of Xiphinema krugi (Nematoda: Longidoridae) populations. Trop. plant pathol. 40, 88–101 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-015-0012-1

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