Article Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Hidden Cryptic Diversity within Pin Nematodes of the Genus Paratylenchus (Nematoda: Tylenchulidae) Ilenia Clavero-Camacho 1, Juan Emilio Palomares-Rius 1, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete 1, Guillermo León-Ropero 1, Jorge Martín-Barbarroja 1, Antonio Archidona-Yuste 2,3 and Pablo Castillo 1,* 1 Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, ceiA3, 14004 Córdoba, Spain;
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[email protected] Abstract: This study delves into the diagnosis of pin nematodes (Paratylenchus spp.) in Spain based Citation: Clavero-Camacho, I.; on integrative taxonomical approaches using 24 isolates from diverse natural and cultivated envi- Palomares-Rius, J.E.; ronments. Eighteen species were identified using females, males (when available) and juveniles Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C.; with detailed morphology-morphometry and molecular markers (D2-D3, ITS and COI). Molecular Leon-Ropero, G.; Martin-Barbarroja, markers were obtained from the same individuals used for morphological and morphometric anal- J.; Archidona-Yuste, A.; Castillo, P. yses. The cryptic diversity using an integrative taxonomical approach of the Paratylenchus straeleni- Integrative Taxonomy Reveals species complex was studied, consisting of an outstanding example of the cryptic diversity within Hidden Cryptic Diversity within Pin Paratylenchus and including the description of a new species, Paratylenchus parastraeleni sp.