Aphelenchoides koreanus n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in packaging wood from South Korea

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Aphelenchoides koreanus n. sp. isolated in Ningbo Port, China, from Pinus packaging wood from Korea is described. It is characterised by PUS is well developed and forms ca 30.6-41.9% of the vulva to anus distance, tail sub-cylindrical, terminus bluntly rounded or slightly pointed, often bearing a very short mucron, about 1 µm long. Males absent. The new species belongs to the Group 1 category of Aphelenchoides species sensu Shahina. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequences confirmed its status as a new species.

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