Indian Journal of Nematology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2002
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 1

Three new species of the genus Aporcelaimellus (Dorylaimida: Aporcelaimidae) associated with pulse crops from Rohilkhand division, U.P

  • Author:
  • Kavindra Singh, Sunita Sharma, Mahjabeen Khatoon
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 66 to 72

Pest and Parasite Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Bareilly College, Bareilly-243 005.

Abstract

Three new species of genus Aporcelaimellus viz, A. faridpuriensis, A. nawabganjense and A. jairajpurii have been described from Rohilkhand division of Uttar Pradesh, India A. faridpuriensis is characterised by well set off lip region, longer size of pre-rectum and bluntly rounded tail. A nawabganjense sp. n. is characterised by cylindroid body, broader lip region, rounded cardia and conoid tail. A. jairajpurii sp. n. is having almost straight body, conoid cardia and short conoid tail.

Keywords

Aporcelaimellus faridpuriensis sp. n., A. nawabganjense sp. n., A. jairajpzrrii, pulse crops, taxonomy