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First report of Mesorhabditis microbursaris(Nematoda: Rhabditida: Mesorhabditidae) from Korea

  • Jiyeon, Kim (Animal & Plant Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Taeho, Kim (Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources)
  • Received : 2022.09.20
  • Accepted : 2022.10.18
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

Mesorhabditis microbursaris (Steiner, 1926) Sudhaus, 2011, belonging to the family Mesorhabditidae (Rhabditomorpha), is newly reported from South Korea. During a survey of small streams, M. microbursaris was isolated from sedimentary soil samples. The genus Mesorhabditis Osche, 1952 nematodes are distributed all over the world and are mostly found from terrestrial habitats, however are sometimes found in freshwater. At present, 34 valid species have been recorded from Mesorhabditis; however, only three species have been reported from South Korea. Mesorhabditis microbursaris exhibits morphological characters of other congeneric species, including shorter distance between vulva and anus than the distance between anus and tail, rudimentary bursa with narrow velum and short genital papillae, shorter spicules than tail and conical tail. However, this species can be distinguished from other Mesorhabditis species by its morphometric characters and three pairs of bursal papillae. Details of the morphological characteristics and morphometrics of M. microbursaris are described and illustrated based on optical microscopy.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant from the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR) funded by the Ministry of Environment (NNIBR202202101) of the Republic of Korea.

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