During a survey on the soil nematodes from Kerman province, three species ofIronus,i.e.,I. andamanus,I. elegans andI. ignavus, were isolated from natural areas in Kerman province (Iran). Descriptions, measurements and illustrations are provided for all three species. Furthermore, sequence data of the 18S rDNA gene are provided forI. andamanus andI. elegans. The Blast search results ofI. andamanus showed six nucleotide differences withI. longicaudatus (FJ040495) from The Netherlands. Molecular analysis ofI. elegans set this population apart from other species ofIronus, althoughI. elegans is closer to an undescribedIronus (FJ040496) from The Netherlands. These are the first data of 18S rDNA forI. andamanus andI. elegans. Phylogenetic relationships with other related species ofIronus and closely related genera available in GenBank are discussed.
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During a survey on the soil nematodes from Kerman province, three species ofIronus,i.e.,I. andamanus,I. elegans andI. ignavus, were isolated from natural areas in Kerman province (Iran). Descriptions, measurements and illustrations are provided for all three species. Furthermore, sequence data of the 18S rDNA gene are provided forI. andamanus andI. elegans. The Blast search results ofI. andamanus showed six nucleotide differences withI. longicaudatus (FJ040495) from The Netherlands. Molecular analysis ofI. elegans set this population apart from other species ofIronus, althoughI. elegans is closer to an undescribedIronus (FJ040496) from The Netherlands. These are the first data of 18S rDNA forI. andamanus andI. elegans. Phylogenetic relationships with other related species ofIronus and closely related genera available in GenBank are discussed.
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Studies on Ironus Bastian, 1865 (Enoplida: Ironidae) from Iran with a comment on its phylogenetic position
