Twelve species of nematodes: new records for India
Author
Bohra, Padma
text
Journal of Threatened Taxa
2012
2012-08-26
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2889
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http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/792
journal article
10.11609/JoTT.o2703.2889-99
0974-7907
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Aporcelaimellus adoxus
Tjepkema, Ferris & Ferris, 1971
(
Fig. 2
, C–D and
Image 8 A–C
)
Material examined: Four females,
25.vii.2009
, coll. P. Bohra, Reg.No.
IV/2235
.
Measurements: Females: L =
1.7–2.2 mm
; a = 28– 33; b = 3.4–4.5; c = 39–48; c´ = 1.4–1.5; V = 45–52.
Description:
Female: Body curved more posteriorly upon fixation. Lips well separated from each other and set off from body by deep constriction. Amphids funnel–shaped, weakly duplex. Odontostyle
14–19 µm
long; its aperture 62–65 % of odontostyle length. Odontophore
22–25 µm
long. Guiding ring plicated anteriorly. Oesophageal expansion gradual, expanded part of oesophagus occupies 55–59 % of total oesophageal length. Cardia conical. Cardiac disc present between oesophagus and intestine. Female reproductive system amphidelphic. Prerectum
60–62 µm
long or 1.9–2.1 anal body-width long. Rectum
35– 36 µm
long or 1.0–1.2 anal body-width long. Tail
45– 47 µm
long or 1.4–1.5 anal body-width long, dorsally convex with blunt tip.
Habitat and locality: Collected from soil around the roots of Rizka (
Medicago sativa
) at Manda Ki Ghati, Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittorgarh,
Rajasthan
,
India
.
Remarks: Identification done with original description and measurements provided by Tijpkema, Ferris & Ferris, 1971.