Description of Trichodorus marylandi n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichodoridae) from Maryland, USA

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During nematode surveys in natural vegetation a new species Trichodorus marylandi n. sp. was identified next to paratrichodorus species and Nanidorus minor from Maryland and three putative new Trichodorus species from California Trichodorus marylandi n. sp. is described in a holistic approach including morphology and molecular analyses. Phylogenetic relationships within trichodorids as inferred from the analyses of the D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S rRNA and ITS2 rRNA gene analysis and statistical parsimony network showing the phylogenetic relationships between COI haplotypes of T. obtusus and T. marylandi n. sp. were also provided.

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