›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 271-278.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2019.01.032

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Morphological and Molecular Characteristics Analysis of Cylicocyclus leptostomum

HU Lili, SUN Yan, LIU Yingying, WANG Chen, BU Yanzhen   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
  • Received:2018-07-13 Online:2019-01-20 Published:2019-01-19

Abstract:

In order to investigate the taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship of Cylicocyclus leptostomum (C.leptostomum),this study used a digital microscope to observe the morphology of C. leptostomum,the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (rDNA-ITS) sequence was amplified by PCR,and 12 other ITS sequences of Strongylid nematodes were downloaded from GenBank,and the phylogenetic tree was constructed by maximum likelihood (ML) using Strongylus equinus as the outer group.The results showed that the nematode was medium-sized,the cyst was cylindrical,the width was greater than the depth,with small teeth at the bottom;The front end of the pouch wall was thin,and the base of the back end had obvious hoop-shaped thickening;The outer leaf crown was composed of 20 to 24 leaflets,and the inner leaf crown was composed of 50 to 60 leaflets;The esophagus funnel was smaller;Male reproductive cone was longer,conical;The female tail was straight,tail tip was finger-shaped;The total length of the measured ITS sequence was 837 bp,of which ITS1 was 366 bp,5.8S was 153 bp,and ITS2 was 318 bp.The GC content of ITS1 (46.0%) was significantly higher than that of ITS2 (39.8%);By BLAST homology alignment analysis,the ITS sequence of this study was 99.85% homologous with the same nematode sequence registered in GenBank (accession No.:AJ004849 and Y08587),and the homology with C.ashworthi,up to 99.0%,the homology with other nematodes in the genus was only 93.33% to 98.45%.The interspecies differences in ITS sequences were much larger than intraspecies differences.Phylogenetic analysis showed that C.leptostomum was closely related to C.ashworthi,and it was relatively distant from other nematodes in the genus.In summary,the ITS sequence could be used as a molecular genetic marker for identifying parasitic nematodes.It was confirmed that the specimen was a C.leptostomum,and the ITS sequence of C.leptostomum was reported for the first time in China,which would lay a foundation for further studies on this species.

Key words: Cylicocyclus leptostomum; morphological description; rDNA-ITS; phylogenetic analysis

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