Twelve species of nematodes: new records for India Author Bohra, Padma text Journal of Threatened Taxa 2012 2012-08-26 4 9 2889 2899 http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/792 journal article 10.11609/JoTT.o2703.2889-99 0974-7907 4987130 2DF7C17F-FEA7-4978-A947-987978601411 Zanechus zanchus Siddiqi, 1979 ( Fig. 1 A–B and Image 1 A–C) Material examined: Two females, two males ; 15.x.2009 , coll. P. Kadela; Reg.No. IV/2332 Measurements: Females: L = 0.70–0.75 mm ; a = 39.47–41.21; b = 6.8–7.0; c = 12.50–14.00; c´ = 3.2–3.5; V = 80–82. Males: L = 0.56–0.57 mm ; a = 31.30–33.30; b = 5.8–6.2; c = 11.34–12.54; Description: Female: Body ventrally arcuate upon fixation. Cuticle deeply annulated, annules contiguous. Lip region low, continuous with body contour. Stylet 8–9 µm long. Median bulb oval. Vulva post equatorial. Post vulval uterine sac absent. Tail 50–55 µm long, elongate conoid to a hooked tip (Fig. B) Male: Spicules 15–16 µm long. Gubernaculum trough–shaped, 7–8 µm long; fixed. Cloacal lips pointed forming a narrow tube. Bursa adanal. Tail elongate conoid to hooked tip. Habitat: Collected from moist soil surrounding the bank of Pichola Lake, Udaipur. Remarks: The measurement of present specimens fits well within the range given by Siddiqi (1979) .