Description of Pararotylenchus belli n.sp. (Nematoda:Hoplolaimidae)

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  • R. T. Robbins

Abstract

A new species of Pararotylenchus Bahlwin & Bell, 1981 from the Pacific coastal area of California is described. Numerous females and juveniles were recovered, but no males were found. Pararotylenchus belli n.sp. is most similar to P. sphaerocephalus, but females of P. belli are shorter and have a shorter stylet and a hemispherical tail. Specimens from a cereal field in South Dakota were identified as P. colocaudatus. Key words: taxonomy, new species, scanning electron microscopy, morphology.

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1983-07-15

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