Indian Journal of Nematology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 1994
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 2

Descriptions of Ischiodorylaimus paraugandanus sp. n. and Tylencholaimus asymmetricus sp. n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India

  • Author:
  • Tarique H. Khan, Wasim Ahmad
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 206 to 210

Section of Nematology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002.

Abstract

Two new species of dorylaim nematodes, one each belonging to the super families Dorylaimoidea and Tylencholaimodea are described and illustrated. Ischiodorylaimus paraugan danus sp.n. has 4.91 mm long body; a=37; b=5.0; c=15; V-41; odontosyle=54μm; odontophore=60μm; and is closely related to I. ugandanus Andassy & Banage in Andrassy, 1969. Tylencholaimus asymmetricus sp. n. has 0.56–0.66 mm long body; a=2527; b=3.4–4.0. C=38–39; V-69-72; odontostyle=6–6.8μm; odontophore=6–7μm and is closely related to T. nanus Thorne, 1939 and T. chathami Yeates, 1979.

Keywords

Ischiodorylaimus paraugandanus, Tylencholaimus asymmetricus sp.n., Dorylaimida, soil nematode, description