First report of Paratylenchus lepidus Raski, 1975 associated with green tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) in Vietnam

Thi Mai Linh Le; Huu Tien Nguyen; Thi Duyen Nguyen; Quang Phap Trinh

doi:10.21307/jofnem-2020-110

First report of Paratylenchus lepidus Raski, 1975 associated with green tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) in Vietnam

J Nematol. 2020 Oct 26:52:e2020-110. doi: 10.21307/jofnem-2020-110. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Thi Mai Linh Le^{1

2}, Huu Tien Nguyen^{1

2

3}, Thi Duyen Nguyen^{1

2}, Quang Phap Trinh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, 100000, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, 100000, Hanoi, Vietnam.
³ Nematology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.

Abstract

The pin nematodes, Paratylenchus spp., are relatively small nematodes that can feed on a wide range of host plants. The morphological identification of this nematode is greatly hampered by their small size and variable characters. This study provides the first report of Paratylenchus lepidus from Vietnam with a combination of morphological and molecular characterizations. The 28S rDNA phylogenetic tree of the genus and the first COI mtDNA barcode of this species are also provided.

Keywords: 28S rDNA; COI mtDNA; DNA barcode; Plant-parasitic nematodes; Taxonomy.