Characterization of Aphelenchoides confusus Thorne & Malek, 1968 (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae) occurring in a marine habitat of eastern India

Authors

  • Sujit Das Reasearch scholar
  • Sudipta K. Ghorai Ramananda College, Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal 722122, India,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.10449.18.9.29736-29742

Keywords:

Avicennia marina, mangroves, morphotaxonomy, parasitic, PCA, pneumatophores

Abstract

Aphelenchoides confusus Thorne & Malek, 1968, was isolated and described during a survey on the east coast mangroves from Odisha, India. The females characterized by a short body (596.6 ± 20.1 µm), a short stylet (9.7 ± 0.3 µm) with small basal knobs, a vulva at 64.7–69.6% of body length with an unmodified lip, a well-developed post-uterine sac, and a conoid, rounded tail without a mucro. Morphometrics closely agree with the original description and other populations. Principal component analysis explained 91.67% of total variation and clustered the present population with previously reported populations, indicating morphometric congruence. This record extends the known host association of the species to mangrove plants.

Author Biography

  • Sujit Das, Reasearch scholar

    A UGC–Senior Research Fellow (UGC-SRF) and Research Scholar at the Coastal Environmental Studies Research Centre, Egra SSB College, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India. His research focuses on the taxonomy, morphometric characterization, and molecular identification of plant-parasitic nematodes, with special emphasis on coastal and estuarine ecosystems.

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26-09-2026

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Vol. 18 No. 9 (2026)

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