New Species of Bunonematoidea (Rhabditida) from Georgia and Tennessee

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  • E. C. Bernard

Abstract

Three new species of Bunonematidae (Bunonema husseyi, Rhodolaimus dimorphus, R. stephaniae) and one of Plerygorhabditidae (Pterygorhabditis panoplus) are described from Georgia and Tennessee. The juvenile external morphology of P. panoplus is described and illustrated. A lectotype of P. pakistanensis is designated and the two species compared, and the dissimilar nature of cuticular tubercles in Bunonema and Rhodolaimus is discussed. Key Words: Bunonema, Rhodolaimus, Pterygorhabditis, microbivores, taxonomy.

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1979-10-15

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