寄生于龙眼裳卷蛾的微孢子虫一新种(微孢子虫门,布雷孢虫科)

本种于2000年从四川阆中林木害虫龙眼裳卷蛾幼虫体内发现分离.孢子卵圆形(3.1μm±0.3μm×1.6μm±0.2μm),孢子发育中呈现出八孢子囊孢子和二孢子母细胞类型,为变形孢虫属的典型特征,分别形成单核孢子和双核孢子,极丝圈数分别为7～9圈和10～12圈;从宿主、大小、极丝、发育等的差异检索表明:为微孢子虫门变形孢虫属Vairimorpha Pilly,1976 1新种,定为裳卷蛾变形孢虫Vairimorpha ceraces sp.nov..     

封面照片:龙眼裳卷蛾Cerace stipatana Walker

卷蛾科Tortricidae昆虫为中小型蛾类 ,世界已知 5 0 0 0余种 ,其区系以温、热带最为丰富 ,幼虫大多卷叶 ,取食叶肉、种子或蛀茎等 ,对林木造成危害。我国已知约有 5 0 0种。本期封面为龙眼裳卷蛾CeracestipatanaWalker,又名樟缀叶虫 ,摄于福建省武夷山。该卷蛾主要分布于云南、     

贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道真菌多样性分析

[目的]分析贡嘎蝠蛾肠道(Hepialus gonggaensis)幼虫肠道真菌多样性.[方法]采用常规分离与分子鉴定的方法和基于ITS(internal transcribed spacer)基因的RFLP方法,建立贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道真菌的ITS克隆文库,分别用MspⅠ、HaeⅢ和Taq Ⅰ对205个阳性克隆的质粒酶切指纹图谱分析,结果显示有23个不同的RFLP操作分类单元(OTU),对这23个操作分类单元的阳性克隆子进行测序并绘制系统进化树.[结果]结果显示贡嘎蝠蛾幼虫肠道内存在8个属的真菌类群.其中被孢霉属(Mortierella)和丝孢酵母属(Trichosporon)的丰度最高,分别占克隆文库的46.34%和40.00%,鉴定为肠道内的优势真菌类群.用常规分离与分子鉴定方法只获得隐球酵母(Cryptococcus magnus)、Geomyces sp和丝孢酵母(Trichosporon porosum)3个类群的真菌.结合常规分离法与RFLP法能够更有效的分析肠道微生物的多样性,获得更多更全面的微生物多样性信息.     

细梢小卷蛾微卫星富集文库的构建与分析

目的:构建细梢小卷蛾Rhyacionia leptotubula微卫星富集文库.方法:提取细梢小卷蛾基因组DNA,经限制性内切酶Rsa Ⅰ酶切,用(CT)10和(GT)10生物素探针与其杂交,利用磁珠富集含有微卫星的DNA序列,并对其进行PCR扩增,将扩增产物连接到pMD18-T载体后转入感受态大肠杆菌DH5α中,得到微卫星富集文库:结果:对100个克隆进行随机测序,获得98个微卫星序列,其中具有5次及以上碱基重复次数的微卫星克隆占26%,最高碱基重复次数为33次,非完美型占12%,说明构建的细梢小卷蛾微卫星富集文库是一个高质量的文库.结论:该文库的建立为后续筛选具高多态性的微卫星标记引物研究细梢小卷蛾的种群遗传结构、迁移扩散规律等奠定了基础.     

中国光卷蛾属三新种记述(鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

光卷蛾属(Aphelia Huebner 1825)是卷蛾科(Tortricidae)卷蛾亚科(Tortricinae)黄卷蛾族(Archipini)中的一个较小的属。全世界已知30种和2个亚种,隶属4个亚属。作者记录了中国5种,除已知的金光卷蛾Aphelia(Zelotherse)paleana(Huebner)(图1、6)和分光卷蛾Aphelia(Sacaphelia)disjuncta(Filipiev)(图2)外,还有3个新种记述如下。 全部标本包括模式种标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所昆虫标本馆。     

短纹卷蛾属三中国新记录种记述（鳞翅目：卷蛾科：纹卷蛾族）

记述中国短纹卷蛾属Falseuncaria Obraztsov & Swatschek 3中国新记录种:灰短纹卷蛾F. degreyana (McLachlan, 1869)、斜短纹卷蛾F. lechriotoma Razowski,1970以及红缘短纹卷蛾 F. ruficiliana (Haworth, [1811]),并对其进行了详细描述。提供了成虫及外生殖器特征图,并给出了该属中国已知种的检索表及分布图。     

拟顶小卷蛾属分类研究

本文系统研究了拟顶小卷蛾属Pseudacroclita Oku,共记述4种,除已知种拟顶小卷蛾P. hapalaspis (Meyrick)外,还有2个新种（突拟顶小卷蛾P. projecta sp. nov.和钩拟顶小卷蛾P. micrancistra sp. nov.）及1中国新记录种［黄斑拟顶小卷蛾P. luteispecula (Kuznetsov)］。提供了4个种的成虫照片和外生殖器特征图,给出了该属已知种的分种检索表。新种的模式标本保存在南开大学生物系。     

三氯乙烷污染地地下水中Dehalobacter属细菌定量与多样性分析

[目的]对某公司6个以1,1,1-三氯乙烷(1,1,1-Trichloroethane,1,1,1-TCA)为主要污染物的地下水样品中的降解微生物Dehalobacter spp.(Dhb)进行相对定量和多样性分析.[方法]采用气相色谱法测定6个样品中1,1,1-TCA、1,1-二氯乙烷(1,1-DCA)和氯乙烷(CA)的浓度;通过定量PCR法分别测定6个样品中Dhb占总菌的百分比;以16S rRNA基因通用引物和Dhb特异性引物扩增获得的PCR产物构建了6个样品的Dhb特异性克隆文库,所得序列与GenBank中的最相似序列构建系统发育树.[结果]6个样品中均有1,1-DCA和(或)CA的检出,推测此6处地下水中1,1,1-TCA可能存在生物降解.定量PCR结果表明,6个样品中Dhb丰度差异较大.6个Dhb特异性克隆文库获得41条序列,序列比对结果表明,与它们最相似的已知分类地位的序列全部属于Dhb属.这些序列按99％的相似性被划分成7个可操作性分类单元(OTU).其中24条序列属于OTU1,该OTU的序列与已知能阵解1,1,1-TCA的Dehalobacter sp.str.TCA1的16S rRNA基因序列相似性达98％;文库中的3个OTU与GenBank中16S rRNA基因序列同源性最高仅为95％-96％.[结论]该污染场地地下水中存在多样性较丰富的降解微生物Dehalobacter属细菌,它们可能与现场的1,1,1-TCA生物降解有关.     

中国斑卷蛾属研究及新种记述(鳞翅目:卷蛾科)

斑卷蛾属Terthreutis系Meyrick(1918)根据模式种sphaerocosma建立的。该属(卷蛾亚科)到目前为止,世界上共记载有3种、分布在中国及印度。多年来,从我国广东、云南、四川及西藏等省区收集到的小蛾类标本中发现这属2个老种及3个新种。由于本属种类不断增加,属征需要进一步完善补充记述。为完整起见,对老种也给与统一补充记述。     

中国尖顶小卷蛾属系统学研究(鳞翅目,卷蛾科,新小卷蛾亚科)

尖顶小卷蛾属Kennelia全世界已知2种,中国均有分布.本文记录3种,包括1新种:凹尖顶小卷蛾K.apiconcava sp.nov..文中给出了尖顶小卷蛾属的分种检索表,提供了成虫图和外生殖器特征图.研究标本及模式标本均保存在南开大学生命科学学院昆虫标本室.新种与鼠李尖顶小卷蛾K.xylinana(Kennel)在雄性外生殖器上相似,两者的主要区别是:前者较后者个体小;爪形突末端凹陷呈"M"状,不膨大;尾突端部尖锐;抱器瓣颈部很细,约为抱器端宽的1/4;抱器端近圆形.鼠李尖顶小卷蛾K.xylinana(Kennel)个体较大;爪形突端部膨大,末端平截;尾突端部钝圆;抱器瓣颈部粗,约为抱器端宽的1/2;抱器端斜卵圆形.     

Molecular data and phylogeny of Nosema infecting lepidopteran forest defoliators in the genera Choristoneura and Malacosoma

ABSTRACT. Nosema isolates from five lepidopteran forest defoliators, Nosema fumiferanae from spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana ; a Nosema sp. from jack pine budworm, Choristoneura pinus pinus and western spruce budworm, Choristoneura occidentalis ( Nosema sp. CPP and Nosema sp. CO, respectively); Nosema thomsoni from large aspen tortrix, Choristoneura conflictana ; and Nosema disstriae , from the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria were compared based on their small subunit (SSU) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequences. Four of the species sequenced, N. fumiferanae , Nosema sp. CPP, Nosema sp. CO, and N . disstriae have a high SSU rDNA sequence identity (0.6%–1.5%) and are members of the "true Nosema " clade. They all showed the reverse arrangement of the (large subunit [LSU]–internal transcribed spacer [ITS]–SSU) of the rRNA gene. The fifth species, N. thomsoni has the usual (SSU–ITS–LSU) arrangement and is not a member of this clade showing only an 82% sequence similarity. We speculate, therefore, that a genetic reversal may have occurred in the common ancestor to the "true Nosema " clade. Although, the mechanism for rearrangement of the rRNA gene subunits is not known we provide a possible explanation for the localization. N. fumiferanae , Nosema sp. CPP, and Nosema sp. CO clustered together on the inferred phylogenetic tree. The high sequence similarities, the reverse arrangement in the rRNA gene subunits, and the phylogenetic clustering suggest that these three species are closely related but separate species.     

Ultrastructural characteristics and small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence of Vairimorpha cheracis sp. nov., (Microspora: Burenellidae), a parasite of the Australian yabby, Cherax destructor (Decapoda: Parastacidae)

This is the first record of a species of Vairimorpha infecting a crustacean host. Vairimorpha cheracis sp. nov. was found in a highland population of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor. The majority of spores and earlier developmental stages of V. cheracis sp. nov. were found within striated muscle cells of the thorax, abdomen, and appendages of the crayfish. Only octosporoblastic sporogony within sporophorous vesicles (SPVs) was observed. Diplokaryotic sporonts separated into two uninucleate daughter cells, each of which gave rise to four sporoblasts in a rosette-shaped plasmodium, so that eight uninucleate spores were produced within the persistent ovoid SPV. Ultrastructural features of stages in the octosporoblastic sequence were similar to those described for Vairimorpha necatrix, the type species. Mature spores were pyriform in shape and averaged 3.4x1.9 microm in dimensions. The anterior polaroplast was lamellar in structure, and the posterior polaroplast vesicular. The polar filament was coiled 10-12 times, lateral to the posterior vacuole. The small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) of V. cheracis sp. nov. was sequenced and compared with other microsporidia. V. cheracis sp. nov. showed over 97% sequence identity with Vairimorpha imperfecta and five species of Nosema, and only 86% sequence identity with V. necatrix. The need for a taxonomic revision of the Nosema/Vairimorpha group of species is discussed.     

Nosema chrysorrhoeae n. sp. (Microsporidia), isolated from browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) in Bulgaria: characterization and phylogenetic relationships

A new microsporidian parasite Nosema chrysorrhoeae n. sp., isolated in Bulgaria from the browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.), is described. Its life cycle includes two sequential developmental cycles that are similar to the general developmental cycles of the Nosema-like microsporidia and are indistinguishable from those of two Nosema spp. from Lymantria dispar. The primary cycle takes place in the midgut tissues and produces binucleate primary spores. The secondary developmental cycle takes place exclusively in the silk glands and produces binucleate environmental spores. N. chrysorrhoeae is specific to the browntail moth. Phylogenetic analysis based on the ssu rRNA gene sequence places N. chrysorrhoeae in the Nosema/Vairimorpha clade, with the microsporidia from lymantriid and hymenopteran hosts. Partial sequences of the lsu rRNA gene and ITS of related species Nosema kovacevici (Purrini K., Weiser J., 1975. Natürliche Feinde des Goldafters, Euproctis chrysorrhoea L., im Gebiet von Kosovo, FSR Jugoslawien. Anzeiger fuer Sch?dlingskunde, Pflanzen-Umweltschutz, 48, 11-12), Nosema serbica Weiser, 1963 and Nosema sp. from Lymantria monacha was obtained and compared with N. chrysorrhoeae. The molecular data indicate the necessity of future taxonomic reevaluation of the genera Nosema and Vairimorpha.     

Establishment of Liebermannia dichroplusae n. comb. on the basis of molecular characterization of Perezia dichroplusae Lange, 1987 (Microsporidia)

Perezia dichroplusae Lange, 1987 is a parasite of the Malpighian tubules of an Argentine grasshopper, Dichroplus elongatus (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae). In order to determine relationships of this microsporidium with Perezia nelsoni and with other microsporidia, we sequenced its small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (SSU rDNA) (GenBank Accession No. EF016249) and performed phylogenetic analysis of the novel sequence against 17 microsporidian SSU rDNA sequences from GenBank, using neighbor-joining (NJ), maximum-parsimony (MP), and maximum-likelihood (ML) methods. This analysis revealed the highest similarity (96%) of the new sequence to Liebermannia patagonica, a parasite of gut epithelium cells of another grasshopper from Argentina, versus only 65% similarity to P. nelsoni, a parasite of muscles of paenaeid shrimps. In phylogenetic trees inferred from SSU rDNA sequences, the microsporidium from D. elongatus is sister taxon to L. patagonica and both cluster with Orthosomella operophterae. At the higher hierarchical level, the Liebermania-Orthosomella branch forms a clade with the Endoreticulatus-Cystosporogenus-Vittaforma group and with Enterocytozoon bieneusi. Perezia nelsoni falls into another large clade together with Nosema and Ameson species. We propose transferring P. dichroplusae to the genus Liebermannia and creating a new combination Liebermannia dichroplusae n. comb., based both on SSU rDNA sequence analysis and on common characters between P. dichroplusae and L. patagonica, which include the presence of elongated multinuclear sporonts, sporoblastogenesis by a similar process of sequentially splitting off sporoblasts, ovocylindrical spores of variable size, tissue tropism limited to epithelial cells, Orthoptera as hosts, and geographical distribution of hosts in the southern temperate region of Argentina. We argue that the condition of the nuclei in spores (i.e. diplokaryotic in L. patagonica or monokaryotic in L. dichroplusae) cannot be used to distinguish genera. Therefore, we remove the statement about the presence of diplokaryotic spores from the revised diagnosis of the genus Liebermannia.     

Identity and systematic position of Paradinium poucheti and other Paradinium-like parasites of marine copepods based on morphology and nuclear-encoded SSU rDNA

Paradinium and Paradinium-like parasites were detected in various copepod hosts collected in the NW Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Godth?bsfjord (Greenland). The identity and systematic position of the parasitic, plasmodial protist Paradinium was investigated on the basis of SSU rDNA and morphology. SSU rDNA sequences were obtained from 3 specimens of Paradinium poucheti isolated from their cyclopoid copepod host, Oithona similis. In addition, a comparable sequence was obtained from a hitherto undescribed species of Paradinium from the harpactacoid copepod Euterpina acutifrons. Finally, SSU rDNA sequences were acquired from 2 specimens of a red plasmodial parasite (RP parasite) isolated from Clausocalanus sp. Both morphological and SSU rDNA sequence data supported that P. poucheti and Paradinium sp. are closely related organisms. In phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rDNA sequences, Paradinium spp. clustered with sequences from an uncultured eukaryote clone from the Pacific Ocean and two sequences from haplosporidian-like parasites of shrimps, Pandalus spp. This Paradinium clade branched as a sister group to a clade comprising the Haplosporidia and the Foraminifera. The RP parasite had a superficial morphological resemblance to Paradinium and has previously been interpreted as a member of this genus. However, several morphological characters contradict this and SSU rDNA sequence data disagree with the RP parasite and Paradinium being related. The phylogenetic analyses suggested that the RP parasite is a fast-evolved alveolate and a member of the so-called marine alveolate Group I (MAGI) and emerging data now suggest that this enigmatic group may, like the syndinian dinoflagellates, consist of heterotrophic parasites.     

Independent terrestrial origins of the Halosphaeriales (marine Ascomycota)

A phylogenetic study of marine ascomycetes was initiated to test and refine evolutionary hypotheses of marine-terrestrial transitions among ascomycetes. Taxon sampling focused on the Halosphaeriales, the largest order of marine ascomycetes. Approximately 1050 base pairs (bp) of the gene that codes for the nuclear small subunit (SSU) and 600 bp of the gene that codes for the nuclear large subunit (LSU) ribosomal RNAs (rDNA) were sequenced for 15 halosphaerialean taxa and integrated into a data set of homologous sequences from terrestrial ascomycetes. An initial set of phylogenetic analyses of the SSU rDNA from 38 taxa representing 15 major orders of the phylum Ascomycota confirmed a close phylogenetic relationship of the halosphaerialean species with several other orders of perithecial ascomycetes. A second set of analyses, which involved more intensive taxon sampling of perithecial ascomycetes, was performed using the SSU and LSU rDNA data in combined analyses. These second analyses included 15 halosphaerialean taxa, 26 terrestrial perithecial fungi from eight orders, and five outgroup taxa from the Pezizales. In these analyses the Halosphaeriales were polyphyletic and comprised two distinct lineages. One clade of Halosphaeriales comprised 12 taxa from 11 genera and was most closely related to terrestrial fungi of the Microascales. The second clade of halosphaerialean fungi comprised taxa from the genera Lulworthia and Lindra and was an isolated lineage among the perithecial fungi. Both the main clade of Halosphaeriales and the Lulworthia/Lindra clade are supported by the data as being independently derived from terrestrial ancestors.     

Description of a new species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: myxobolidae) based on morphological and molecular data

Myxobolus ampullicapsulatus n. sp. was isolated from the gills of Carassius auratus auratus (L., 1758) in Chongqing, China. Myxospores were pyriform, measuring 16.5-19.5 microm long x 8.5-10.0 microm wide x 7.0 microm thick. Two equal polar capsules were ampullaceous, measuring 7.0-10.0 microm long x 2.5-4.0 microm wide, containing polar filaments coiled 9-10 turns. Spore length of this species exceeds that of the majority of other Myxobolus spp., and those overlapping in this dimension can be differentially diagnosed by other characters. Furthermore, the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) of M. ampullicapsulatus n. sp. is unique among myxozoans sequenced to date. Phylogenetic analyses of the SSU rDNA gene sequence placed this species in a clade composed exclusively of gill parasites, most closely related to Myxobolus longisporus, which also infects the gills of cyprinid fishes in China.     

A Sensitive and Specific DNA Probe for the Oyster Pathogen Haplosporidium nelsoni

ABSTRACT. Haplosporidium nelsoni is a pathogen of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica , along the middle Atlantic coast of the U.S. Genomic DNA was extracted from H. nelsoni plasmodia and small subunit (SSU) rDNA was amplified by PCR, cloned and sequenced. The sequence of H. nelsoni SSU rDNA was aligned with that of another haplosporidian, Minchinia teredinis , and with SSU rDNA data of C. virginica and various protists in GenBank. A 21-base oligonucleotide unique to H. nelsoni , designated MSX1347, was commercially synthesized and tested for sensitivity and specificity. In dot blot hybridizations the probe detected 100 pg of cloned H. nelsoni rDNA and the presence of H. nelsoni in 1 μg of genomic DNA from an infected oyster. It did not hybridize with 1 μg of genomic DNA from uninfected C. virginica or with cloned SSU rDNA of M. teredinis. The probe was further tested for specificity with in situ hybridizations on AFA-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections. The probe hybridized well with H. nelsoni plasmodia and immature spores, but poorly with mature spores. The probe did not hybridize with oyster tissue, with other common oyster parasites such as P. marinus or Nematopsis sp., or with the haplosporidians Haplosporidium louisiana from mud crabs ( Panopeus spp.), Haplosporidium costale from C. virginica or M. teredinis from shipworms ( Teredo spp.).     

Diversity of picoplanktonic prasinophytes assessed by direct nuclear SSU rDNA sequencing of environmental samples and novel isolates retrieved from oceanic and coastal marine ecosystems

Picoplanktonic prasinophytes are well represented in culture collections and marine samples. In order to better characterize this ecologically important group, we compared the phylogenetic diversity of picoplanktonic prasinophyte strains available at the Roscoff Culture Collection (RCC) and that of nuclear SSU rDNA sequences from environmental clone libraries obtained from oceanic and coastal ecosystems. Among the 570 strains avalaible, 91 belonged to prasinophytes, 65 were partially sequenced, and we obtained the entire SSU rDNA sequence for a selection of 14 strains. Within the 18 available environmental clone libraries, the prasinophytes accounted for 12% of the total number of clones retrieved (142 partial sequences in total), and we selected 9 clones to obtain entire SSU rDNA sequence. Using this approach, we obtained a subsequent genetic database that revealed the presence of seven independent lineages among prasinophytes, including a novel clade (clade VII). This new clade groups the genus Picocystis, two unidentified coccoid strains, and 4 environmental sequences. For each of these seven lineages, at least one representative is available in culture. The three picoplanktonic genera Ostreococcus, Micromonas, and Bathycoccus (order Mamiellales), were the best represented prasinophytes both in cultures and genetic libraries. SSU rDNA phylogenetic analyses suggest that the genus Bathycoccus forms a very homogeneous group. In contrast, the genera Micromonas and Ostreococcus turned out to be quite complex, consisting of three and four independent lineages, respectively. This report of the overall diversity of picoeukaryotic prasinophytes reveals a group of ecologically important and diverse marine microorganims that are well represented by isolated cultures.     

The phylogenetic position of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia) and its relationship to Antonospora and Paranosema based on small subunit rDNA analysis

Comparative small subunit rDNA sequence analyses, indicate that Ovavesicula popilliae, a microsporidian parasite of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, represents a distant sister group to Paranosema and Antonospora. These three genera represent a second major group (the Nosema/Vairimorpha clade representing the first) of Microsopridia which infect terrestrial insects, suggesting independent origins for both groups. Phylogenetic analyses of Ovavesicula and other Microsporidia having a multi-sporous sporogony reveal that this condition is found in several unrelated taxa implying either that multi-sporous sporogony is the ancestral condition for Microsporidia or that it has multiple origins.