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J Nematol. 2015 Dec;47(4):381-5.

Description of Distorhabditis poonchiana n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Journal of nematology

Ali Asghar Shah, Shavish Vaid, Abid Hussain, Rakeeb Ahmad

Affiliations

  1. Nematode Biodiversity Research Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

PMID: 26941466 PMCID: PMC4755712

Abstract

Distorhabditis poonchiana n. gen., n. sp. from humus in Jammu and Kashmir, India, is described and illustrated. The new genus is characterized by a small body; slightly setoff labial region; long tubular gymnostom; prominently cuticularized cheilostom; absence of glottoid apparatus; monoprodelphic reproductive system; vulva (V) = 81 to 84; spicules with trifurcated distal ends, simple gubernaculum, peloderan bursa with eight pairs of bursal papillae arranged in 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 arrangement.

Keywords: Distorhabditis; Rhabditidae; morphology; new genus; taxonomy

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