Description of two new species of Haliplectus Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda, Plectida, Haliplectidae) from mangrove areas of Sandspit backwater, Karachi, Pakistan Author Waheed, Samina Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi- 75270, Pakistan Author Decraemer, Wilfrida Ghent University, Department of Biology, Belgium Author Kazi, Nasira National Nematological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi- 75270, Pakistan Author Tariq, Rajput Muhammed Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi- 75270, Pakistan Author Iqbal, Erum 0000-0002-6007-7582 National Nematological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi- 75270, Pakistan erum_i@yahoo.com text Zootaxa 2024 2024-06-11 5468 1 154 166 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5468.1.6 journal article 298629 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.1.6 10d998ef-6426-4193-920f-f2a064ff09ed 1175-5326 11615069 C076F8F2-A89D-40F5-8025-33B762BB1582 Genus Haliplectus Cobb, 1913 Diagnosis (after Holovachov 2014 ). The genus Haliplectus Cobb, 1913 is characterized by annulated cuticle, presence of body pores, absence of subcephalic and cervical sensilla, ocelli and deirid, inconspicuous cephalic and somatic setae, circular to unispiral amphidial fovea, long and narrow stoma terminating into smaller median bulb and larger muscular posterior bulb with well developed cuticular lining, females reproductive system monodelphic or didelphic with opposed reflexed ovaries, males diorchic with paired and opposed testes, spicules arcuate, presence of gubernaculum, presence or absence of precloacal papilliform sensilla, absence of supplements and postcloacal sensilla, conical or subcylindrical tail.