Description of Heterorhabditis americana n. sp. (Rhabditida, Heterorhabditidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode species isolated in North America
Based on the observed morphological and morphometric differences, the distinct phylogenetic placement, and the reproductive isolation, the nematode isolates S8 and S10 represent a novel species, which we named Heterorhabditis americana n. sp. This study provides a detailed characterization of this novel species, contributing to enhancing our knowledge of species diversity and evolutionary relationships of the Heterorhabditis genus.
Authors
- Bruce E. Hibbard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8067-4416)
- Matthias Erb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-9834)
- María-Cristina Robles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7533-7703)
- Alba N. Ruiz-Cuenca
- Joaquín Abolafia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9640-236X)
- Christelle A. M. Robert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-2371)
- Vladimı́r Půža (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0019-009X)
- Aashaq Hussain Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-7610)
- Ricardo A. R. Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-1105)
- Ebrahim Shokoohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-3459)
- Xi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-4220)
Institutions
- Chandigarh University (IN)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- Universidad de Jaén (ES)
- Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Institute of Entomology (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre (CZ)
- University of Neuchâtel (CH)
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06702-5
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung