Laimaphelenchus africanus n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) from South Africa, a morphological and molecular phylogenetic study, with an update to the diagnostics of the genus

• Farahnaz Jahanshahi Afshar,
• Milad Rashidifard,
• Joaquín Abolafia,
• Miloslav Zouhar,
• Hendrika Fourie,
• Majid Pedram

Affiliations

Farahnaz Jahanshahi Afshar

Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Milad Rashidifard

Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa

Joaquín Abolafia

Departamento de Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, Avenida de Ben Saprut s/n. 23071, Jaén, Spain

Miloslav Zouhar

Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa

Hendrika Fourie

Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa

Majid Pedram

Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran