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Ring nematodes are obligate ectoparasites on crops and natural herbaceous and woody plants, and some species are of economic importance and cause damage to roots of several crops. Recent integrative taxonomical analyses recognized the existence of two cryptic species within the Criconema annuliferum morphotype in Spain. In this study, we corroborated that morphometric, morphological and a multi-locus analysis (including the ribosomal markers D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S rRNA, ITS rRNA, 18S RNA, and the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I gene) identified a new lineage clearly separated from C. annuliferum, C. paraannuliferum and C. plesioannuliferum. The new lineage was described herein as Criconema pseudoannuliferum sp. nov., confirming that C. annuliferum species complex species complex comprises a hyper-cryptic species complex. This research analysed soil samples from the rhizosphere of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) forests in Bermeja-Crestellina Mountain, located at the western part of Málaga province, southern Spain. The integrative taxonomical analyses revealed the occurrence of a new cryptic species identified using females, males and juveniles with detailed morphology, morphometry and molecular markers, described herein as Criconema pseudoannuliferum sp. nov. All molecular markers (D2-D3, ITS, 18S and COI) were obtained from the same individual that was also used for morphological and morphometric analyses. This research demonstrated the hidden diversity within the C. annuliferum species complex species complex can reach to four lineages under ribosomal and mitochondrial gene markers for one morphospecies group, which includes four species, viz. C. annuliferum, C. paraannuliferum, C. plesioannuliferum, and C. pseudoannuliferum sp. nov. Criconema pseudoannuliferum sp. nov. was detected in moderate soil density in two maritime pine forests (5 and 25 nematodes/500 cm3 of soil) suggesting that does not cause damage to maritime pine.

Microgravity experiments and molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to study thermodiffusion of ternary mixtures composed of methane, n-butane and n-dodecane in petroleum reservoirs conditions. The simulations showed in both cases that methane and n-butane tend to migrate towards the hot side while n-dodecane tends to migrate towards the cold side. Some of the experimental results showed the same trend but with much larger amplitudes. Finally, a simulation of an idealized fluid column composed of one of the ternary mixture emphasizes that thermodiffusion can have a large impact on the vertical distribution of the components in a petroleum reservoir. © 2011 Académie des sciences., SCOPUS: sh.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Microgravity experiments and molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to study thermodiffusion of ternary mixtures composed of methane, n-butane and n-dodecane in petroleum reservoirs conditions. The simulations showed in both cases that methane and n-butane tend to migrate towards the hot side while n-dodecane tends to migrate towards the cold side. Some of the experimental results showed the same trend but with much larger amplitudes. Finally, a simulation of an idealized fluid column composed of one of the ternary mixture emphasizes that thermodiffusion can have a large impact on the vertical distribution of the components in a petroleum reservoir. © 2011 Académie des sciences., SCOPUS: sh.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published