Description of Dolichodorus grandaspicatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Dolichodoridae)

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  • R. T. Robbins

Abstract

Dolichodorus grandaspicatus n. sp., collected from soil about roots of a red maple (Acer rubrum L.) in a creek bonom n e a r Ludwig. Johnson County, Arkansas, is described. It differs from two closely related species, D. marylandicus and D. heterocephalus, by the longer spike on the female tail, the lenght of the female tail, and the shape of the extrudable portion of the gubernaculum of the males. It further differs from D. marylandicus by having heavily sclerotized accessory pieces of the vuvla and from D. heterocephalus by having a shorter stylet. Key words: taxonomy, morphology, new species.

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1982-10-15

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