Five new species of genus Aphelenchoides (Nematoda: Aphelenchida) infesting mushroom in Northern India

Five new species of the genus, Aphelenchoides isolated from mushroom are described. Aphelenchoides agarici sp. n. is close to A. composticola but differs from the latter in size, prominence of vulval lips and longer female tail. A. myceliophagus sp. n. is close to A. sacchari, A. compositicola and A. saprophilus but differs from them in body size, shape and size of spicules and absence of papillae. A. neocomposticola sp. n. is close to A. composticola but differs from the latter in the body size, position of vulva and spicule size. A. swarupi sp. n. is close to A. subparietinus but differs in number of incisures in lateral field, position of vulva, shape of female and male tail and size of post-vulval uterine sac. A. minor sp. n. is close to A. composticola, A. sacchari, A. saprophilus, A. parietinus, A. eyrtus and A. dactyloeereus from which it differs in body size, length of stylet and size of spicules.