Description of two new species of Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Daipur

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  • P. Bohra
  • R. Sultana

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Dorylaimellus Cobb, 1913, collected from Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, are described and illustrated. Dorylaimellus stylus n. sp. is characterized by L = 0.42-0.53mm, a = 28.8-35.6, b = 2.4-2.9, c = 22.3-35.2, c´ = 1.4-1.7, V = 56.2-61.8, cuticularised pieces in lip region, odontophore with distinct basal knobs and dorsal arm curved ventrally above basal knob, amphidelphic female with symmetrical ovaries, rectum 0.6-0.9 anal body diameter long and tail dorsally convex, ventrally straight with rounded terminus. Dorylaimellus longus n. sp. is characterized by L = 1.41-1.48 mm, a = 54.3-59.0, b = 8.0-9.1, c = 36.9-47.1, c´ = 1.6-1.9, V = 49.5-51.5, cuticle with fine transverse and longitudinal lines, odontophore with distinct flanges, amphidelphic female with symmetrical ovaries, rectum 0.5-0.6 anal body diameter long and tail convex-conoid with broadly rounded terminus.

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2010-12-15

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