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On the first occurrence of Xiphinema santos in Brazil


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Fig. 1

Light micrographs of Xiphinema santos from Brazil. Female anterior (A) and tail regions (B). Scale bars=10 μm.
Light micrographs of Xiphinema santos from Brazil. Female anterior (A) and tail regions (B). Scale bars=10 μm.

Fig. 2

Principal component analysis of seven Xiphinema santos populations based on mean values of 11 morphometric characters (Table 1). Brazilian (XsBRA), Portuguese from Dao Region (XsPORDao), Azores (XsAzores), Braga (XsPORBraga) and Madeira (XsMadeira); Egyptian (XsEGP) and Spanish (XsESP) populations.
Principal component analysis of seven Xiphinema santos populations based on mean values of 11 morphometric characters (Table 1). Brazilian (XsBRA), Portuguese from Dao Region (XsPORDao), Azores (XsAzores), Braga (XsPORBraga) and Madeira (XsMadeira); Egyptian (XsEGP) and Spanish (XsESP) populations.

Morphometric data of female and four juveniles stages (J1, J2, J3 and J4) of Xiphinema santos from Brazil. Values are mean ± standard deviation (range).

NematodeXiphinema santos
StagesfemaleJ1J2J3J4
Morphometrics*
n2411114
L (mm)1.7 ± 0.1 (1.6 – 1.9)0.70.70.91.3 ± 0.1 (1.1 – 1.4)
Odontostyle (μm)79.2 ± 2.4 (76 – 84)32.042.051.064.9 ± 2.4 (61 – 69)
Replacement odontostyle (μm)48.052.063.077.3 ± 2.9 (72 – 82)
Odontophore (μm)51.3 ± 1.8 (47 – 55)43.030.037.042.5 ± 1.7 (40 – 45)
Spear (μm)130.5 ± 2.9 (126 – 136)75.072.088.0107.4 ± 2.7 (102 – 111)
Tail (μm)34.4 ± 1.8 (30 – 37)30.032.025.034.1 ± 2.2 (30 – 37)
Body diameter (μm)40.1± 2.9 (36 – 45)18.021.024.028.9 ± 2.6 (26 – 36)
V%51.8 0.9 (50.0 – 53.5)
a42.5 ± 2.8 (36.5 – 46.8)41.433.839.043.4 ± 3.2 (37.2 – 47.2)
b5.9 ± 0.7 (4.7 – 7.6)5.54.95.55.4 ± 0.9 (4.0 – 7.5)
c49.5 ± 3.0 (44 – 53)24.822.237.436.6 ± 3.2 (32.5 – 44.3)
c`1.6 ± 0.1 (1.4 – 1.8)2.52.51.81.8 ± 0.2 (1.2 – 2.1)
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