Compilation of Phytonematodes of the Family Longidoridae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Senegal

Mamecor Faye; Toffène Diome; Ablaye Faye; Mbacké Sembène

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Compilation of Phytonematodes of the Family Longidoridae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Senegal

Mamecor Faye^*

, Toffène Diome

, Ablaye Faye

, Mbacké Sembène

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Historically, this synthesis work on the Dorylaimida parasite of plants encountered in Senegal is the second of its kind. It is then a synoptic view that, through the scientific literature on the description of populations of phytonematode dorylaimides from Senegal, lists all species of Longidoridae from Senegal. The present work aims to: i) make an inventory of the Longidoridae nematofauna described in Senegal so far; ii) contribute to the knowledge of the geographic distribution of this nematofauna in Senegal as well as the host plants, iii) establish a simple local identification key for each of the genera Paralongidorus and Xiphinema. Among the 06 (six) genera that comprise the family of Longidoridae, 03 (three) occur in Senegal, including genera of Longidorus, Paralongidorus and Xiphinema. Species are distributed as it follows: one species of Longidorus (Longidorus pisi), four species of Paralongidorus (P. bullatus, P. dakarensis, P. duncani, and P. sivestris), and fourteen species of Xiphinema (X. algeriense, X. americanum, X. basiri, X. bergeri, X. ebriense, X. elongatum, X. ifacolum, X. krugi, X. luci, X. mounporti, X. opisthohysterum, X. parasetariae, X. savanicola, X. setariae). Among the fourteen regions of Senegal, the presence of nematodes of the Longidoridae family has been reported in ten of them (Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kolda, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thiès and Ziguinchor). The following genera of host plants are registered: Pennisetum and Sorghum (for species of Longidorus); Acacia, Agrotis, Andropogon, Arachis, Borreria, Combretum, Gossypium, Guiera Pennisetum, Sorghum (for Paralongorus species); Abelmoschus, Agrotis, Apium, Arachis, Borreria, Brassica, Citrullus, Citrus, Combretum, Gossypium, Guiera, Hibiscus, Hypochaeris, , Ipomoea, Nymphea, Oryza, Pandanus, Pennisetum, Solanum, Tridax, and Vigna (for Xiphinema species). Local keys identification characters include: body length and stylet length (for Paralongidorus species); genital branches shape, structure of labial region, structure of ovary, structure of uterus, structure of Z-Organ, tail length, and tail width (for Xiphinema species).

Published in	American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajls.20251303.12
Page(s)	89-92
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Keywords

Compilation, Longidoridae, Longidorus, Paralongidorus, Phytonematodes, Senegal, Xiphinema

1. Introduction

Since the description of Anguina tritici Needham, 1743, the study of parasitic plant nematodes has developed significantly in Europe and America. This fact is linked to the disastrous economic impact of the latters. Indeed, these nematodes that can be ectoparasites, semi-endoparasites or endoparasites, constitute one of the most dangerous enemies of cultivated plant species; according to Sasser & Freckman

[11]

, the annual decline in crop yields due to phytoparasitic nematodes is estimated at 12%, or annual monetary losses for global agriculture of about US$100 billion. However, we can see that the study and knowledge of these pests has been remarkably late in Africa, particularly in West Africa and Senegal. In Senegal, a laboratory for nematological studies was erected in Dakar (the capital of Senegal) by France in 1974, and this in the framework of scientific research through the former French colonies. This laboratory was one of the research institutions of the "Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM)"

[9]

, which became the "Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)” in 1998. The main task of this laboratory was to inventory plant parasite species in Senegal and its neighbouring countries.

Plant nematodes are classified into three orders: Order of the Rhabditida, Order of the Dorylaimida and Order of the Triplonchida. In this work, we are particularly interested in the nematodes of the family Longidoridae of the Order of Dorylaimida where a particular work has been carried out during the last two decades

[3-7, 10]

. Furthermore, of all the families of Dorylaimida, Longidoridae is the only plant parasite exclusively

[8]

In the history of nematology in Senegal, a single assessment on phytonematodes occurring in Senegal was made by a French nematologist, Pierre Baujard

[1]

. The present synthesis work aims to:

1) make an inventory of the nematofauna of Longidoridae described so far in Senegal,

2) contribute to the knowledge of the geographic distribution of this nematofauna in Senegal as well as the host plants,

3) establish a simple local identification key for each of the genera Paralongidorus and Xiphinema.

In our work, the systematic position of the family Longidoridae is established according to the model of De Ley & Blaxter

[2]

2. Inventory of Longidoridae Species Re-corded in Senegal

This synthesis work on Dorylaimida phytoparasites encountered in Senegal concerns two periods: species reported before 1994 and those described from 1994 till now (Table 1).

Among the six (06) genera of the Longidoridae family, three are present in Senegal (Longidorus, Paralongidorus and Xiphinema):

1) The genus Longidorus is represented by a single species, Longidorus pisi.

2) The genus Paralongidorus includes four species.

3) The genus Xiphinema consists of 14 species.

Table 1. List of Longidoridae species occurring in Senegal.

Species reported before 1994

Species reported after 1994

Gender Longidorus Micoletzky, 1922

L. pisi Edward, Misra & Singh, 1964.

Gender Paralongidorus Siddiqi, Hooper & Khan, 1963

P. bullatus Sharma & Siddiqi, 1990.

P. duncani Siddiqi, Baujard & Mounport, 1993.

Gender Paralongidorus Siddiqi, Hooper & Khan, 1963

P. dakarensis Faye & Mounport, 2007

P. silvestris Faye & Mounport, 2010

Gender Xiphinema Cobb, 1913

X. algeriense Luc & Kostadi nov, 1982.

X. basiri Siddiqi, 1959.

X. bergeri Luc, 1973.

X. elongatum Schuurmans Stekhoven & Teunissen, 1938.

X. krugi Lordello, 1955.

X. luci Lamberti & Bleve-Zacheo, 1979.

X. parasetariae Luc, 1958.

X. savanicola Luc & Southey, 1980.

Gender Xiphinema Cobb, 1913

X. americanum Cobb, 1913.

X. ebriense Luc, 1958.

X. ifacolum Luc, 1961.

X. mounporti Faye, Barsi & Decraemer, 2012

X. opisthohysterum Siddiqi, 1961.

X. setariae Luc, 1958.

3. Geographical Distribution and Host Plants of Longidoridae from Senegal (Table 2)

Table 2. Species of Longidoridae occurring in Senegal: localities and host plants.

Genders	Species	Localities/Regions	Host plants
Longidorus	L. pisi	Diourbel, Fatick, Thiès.	Pennisetum glaucum, Sorghum bicolor.
Paralongidorus	P. bullatus	Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda.	Arachis hypogaea, Gossypium hirsutum, Combretum micranthum, Pennisetum glaucum, Sorghum bicolor.
	P. dakarensis	Dakar	Borreria verticillata, Agrotis sp.
	P. duncani	Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda.	Andropogon gayanus, Guiera senegalensis.
	P. silvestris	Kaolack	Acacia seyal
Xiphinema	X. algeriense	Diourbel	Pennisetum glaucum
	X. americanum	Dakar	Borreria verticillata, Agrotis sp.
	X. basiri	Kolda, Tambacounda.	Fallow field, Combretum imberbe.
	X. bergeri	Diourbel, Ziguinchor.	Solanum lycopersicum, Oryza sativa.
	X. ebriense	Tambacounda	Combretum micranthum
	X. elongatum	Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, Saint-Louis, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda, Kolda.	Solanum melongena, Brassica oleracea, Citrus limon, Abelmoschus esculentus, Vigna unguiculata, Hibiscus sabdarifa, Pennisetum glaucum, Guiera senegalensis, Citrullus lanatus, Ipomoea batatas, Solanum lycopersicum.
X. ifacolum	Ziguinchor	Oryza sativa	X. ifacolum
X. krugi	Saint-Louis	Citrus limon	X. krugi
X. luci	Dakar, Diourbel.	Apium graveolens, Pandanus utilis.	X. luci
X. mounporti	Ziguinchor	Oryza sativa	X. mounporti
X. opisthohysterum	Dakar	Hypochaeris sp., Tridax procumbens.	X. opisthohysterum
X. parasetariae	Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda, Kolda	Gossypium hirsutum, Fallow field Pennisetum glaucum.	X. parasetariae
X. savanicola	Dakar, Thiès, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda.	Arachis hypogaea, gombo, Vigna unguiculata, Pennisetum glaucum, Citrullus lanatus, Solanum lycopersicum.	X. savanicola
X. setariae	Kaolack	Nymphea sp.	X. setariae

4. Local Specific Identification Keys for Longidoridae from Senegal

4.1. Local Identification Key to Species of the Genus Paralongidorus

1) Stylet < 100µm ……Paralongidorus duncani Siddiqi, Baujard & Mounport, 1993

Stylet > 100µm …...…………………………………2

2) Stylet > 150µm........... Paralongidorus bullatus Sharma & Siddiqi, 1990

Stylet < 150µm ………………………………………3

3) 2000 ≤ L ≤ 3600µm ……Paralongidorus dakarensis Faye & Mounport, 2007

L > 3600µm ………………… Paralongidorus silvestris Faye & Mounport, 2010.

4.2. Local Identification Key to Species of the Genus Xiphinema

1) Genital branches unequal ……………………………2

Genital branches equal ………………………………4

2) Anterior genital branch reduced but complete……..……………………………………3

Anterior genital branch reduced and without ovary....………….Xiphinema krugi Lordello, 1955

3) Bipartite uterus ………Xiphinema bergeri Luc, 1973

Tripartite uterus………Xiphinema mounporti Faye, Barsi & Decraemer, 2012

4) Uterine differentiation present ………………………5

Uterine differentiation absent ……………………… 8

5) «Pseudo-Z» Organ present……………… Xiphinema basiri Siddiqi, 1959

«Z-Organ» present…………………………………. 6

6) c’ < 1,6…................ Xiphinema ebriense Luc, 1958

c’ ≥ 1,6…………………………………...................7

7) Labial region separated by a light depression ……………Xiphinema ifacolum Luc, 1961

Labial region separated by a neat constriction…. Xiphinema algeriense Luc & Kostadinov, 1982

8) Ovary with symbiotic bacteria ……………….………9

Ovary without symbiotic bacteria ……………….…11

9) c’ > 1,4…… Xiphinema opisthohysterum Siddiqi, 1961

c’ < 1,4………………………………………………10

10) Tail length > 22µm…….....................Xiphinema luci Lamberti & Bleve-Zacheo, 1979

Tail length < 22µm…………………Xiphinema americanum Cobb, 1913

11) c’ > 4…Xiphinema savanicola Luc & Southey, 1980

c’ < 4………………………………………………12

12) 3 < c’ < 3,7……Xiphinema parasetariae Luc, 1958

c’ < 3 ………………………………………….........13

13) Conoid tail, not digitised……. Xiphinema elongatum Schuurmans Stekhoven & Teunissen, 1938

Conoid tail, digitised …………… Xiphinema setariae Luc, 1958

Author Contributions

Mamecor Faye: Writing – original draft

Toffène Diome: Writing – review & editing

Ablaye Faye: Writing – review & editing

Mbacké Sembène: Writing – review & editing

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SP  - 89
EP  - 92
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-5737
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajls.20251303.12
AB  - Historically, this synthesis work on the Dorylaimida parasite of plants encountered in Senegal is the second of its kind. It is then a synoptic view that, through the scientific literature on the description of populations of phytonematode dorylaimides from Senegal, lists all species of Longidoridae from Senegal. The present work aims to: i) make an inventory of the Longidoridae nematofauna described in Senegal so far; ii) contribute to the knowledge of the geographic distribution of this nematofauna in Senegal as well as the host plants, iii) establish a simple local identification key for each of the genera Paralongidorus and Xiphinema. Among the 06 (six) genera that comprise the family of Longidoridae, 03 (three) occur in Senegal, including genera of Longidorus, Paralongidorus and Xiphinema. Species are distributed as it follows: one species of Longidorus (Longidorus pisi), four species of Paralongidorus (P. bullatus, P. dakarensis, P. duncani, and P. sivestris), and fourteen species of Xiphinema (X. algeriense, X. americanum, X. basiri, X. bergeri, X. ebriense, X. elongatum, X. ifacolum, X. krugi, X. luci, X. mounporti, X. opisthohysterum, X. parasetariae, X. savanicola, X. setariae). Among the fourteen regions of Senegal, the presence of nematodes of the Longidoridae family has been reported in ten of them (Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kolda, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thiès and Ziguinchor). The following genera of host plants are registered: Pennisetum and Sorghum (for species of Longidorus); Acacia, Agrotis, Andropogon, Arachis, Borreria, Combretum, Gossypium, Guiera Pennisetum, Sorghum (for Paralongorus species); Abelmoschus, Agrotis, Apium, Arachis, Borreria, Brassica, Citrullus, Citrus, Combretum, Gossypium, Guiera, Hibiscus, Hypochaeris, , Ipomoea, Nymphea, Oryza, Pandanus, Pennisetum, Solanum, Tridax, and Vigna (for Xiphinema species). Local keys identification characters include: body length and stylet length (for Paralongidorus species); genital branches shape, structure of labial region, structure of ovary, structure of uterus, structure of Z-Organ, tail length, and tail width (for Xiphinema species).

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