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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF32FF736117FF7A" bold="true" box="[151,363,217,243]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Plectus geophilus</emphasis>
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de
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="130E8BCE03670441FF5FFF566175FE9D" box="[250,265,252,276]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1950]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1905]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,193,1906]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Plectus geophilus de Man, 1880. A, C, D: Anterior end. B: En face view. E: Pharyngeal region. F: Body region showing posterior pharynx. G: Lateral field region. H, I: Vulval region showing reflexed ovary. J: Caudal region. K: Tail tip showing subterminal seta (Scale bar = 5 µm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/206087/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">2</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF32FE956131FEDE" bold="true" box="[151,333,319,343]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Measurements.</emphasis>
Table 1.
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Description.
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Body slightly arcuate upon fixation, regularly tapering towards extremities, more towards posterior end. Cuticle 1.01.5 µm thick; outer cuticle very finely striated, inner cuticle smooth; inter-striae distance
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0.60.8 µm; tail striae relatively discernible in LM. Hypodermis devoid of glands. Lateral fields with two slightly-spaced cuticular alae. Somatic setae very few projecting perpendicular to body surface, usually inconspicuous. Lip region continuous with adjoining body contour, low flattened to truncate. Lips triangular with tapering inner ends appearing bifid in SEM. Inner labial sensilla around oral opening and outer labial sensilla located in depressions. Cephalic sensilla setose, 1.01.5 µm long, outwardly directed usually perpendicular to longitudinal body axis. Amphidial fovea open circular, 23 µm wide, located at middle or posterior to middle level of stoma. Stoma plectoid, tubular; cheilostom not cuticularised, with walls diverging posteriorly; gymnostom cuticularised continuing into equally wider stegostom; posterior part of stegostom tapering towards base. Pharynx comprising of anterior cylindrical corpus continuing into a nearly indistinguishable isthmus and a round to ovoid basal bulb of 10
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x 810 µm dimension with a simple grinder (= valvular apparatus); post-bulbar extension of variable length ranging from 48 µm. Cardia surrounding post-bulbar extension. Nerve ring encircling pharynx at
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5060% of its length. Secretory-excretory pore slightly posterior to nerve ring, at
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6570% of pharyngeal length; secretoryexcretory duct inconspicuous, making two turns in one specimen (
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C). A pair of pseudocoelomocytes present between cardia and anterior reflexed ovary measuring
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1.21.6 corresponding body diameter in length. Intestine granular with wide lumen. Rectum 0.80.9 times anal body diameter in length. Anus a crescent-shaped slit.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF60FC6C6159FC56" bold="true" box="[197,293,966,991]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Female:</emphasis>
Reproductive system didelphic, amphidelphic, compactly built; ovaries reflexed antidromously with alternately arranged developing oocytes. Spermatheca absent. Crustaformeria not differentiated. Uterus occasionally with smooth-shelled intra-uterine eggs of 40
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x 1418 µm dimension; sperms absent in genital tract. Vagina 2025% of the corresponding body diameter; provided occasionally with weak epiptygmata (vulva forming folds with inner vaginal wall) and a pair of sphincter muscles. Vulva nearly equatorial, a transverse slit; vulval lips usually slightly protruded. Tail cylindrical, slightly arcuate, regularly tapering to a bluntly rounded terminus. Caudal setae 5 including one subventral and one lateral pair pointing downward. Terminal seta 612 µm anterior to tail terminus. Three linearly arranged caudal glands opening to exterior through 12 µm long spinneret.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF60FB4C6175FB76" bold="true" box="[197,265,1254,1279]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Male:</emphasis>
Not found.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF60FAA061C3FAAA" bold="true" box="[197,447,1290,1315]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Locality and habitat.</emphasis>
A sample containing
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was collected from a small ditch (alluvium soil) at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan,
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.
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Seven females on slide
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de
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KNP/ 15 deposited in the Nematode Collection, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh,
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. One female deposited at USDANC, Beltsville, MD,
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. [One female was used for SEM study].
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A small species having lip region continuous with adjoining body; lips amalgamated with bifid inner ends; cephalic setae perpendicular to main body axis, amphidial fovea circular, located at middle or posterior to middle level of stoma; secretory-excretory duct usually inconspicuous, pharyngeal bulb weak with simple grinder, vagina with weak epiptygmata and one pair of sphincter muscles; tail spinneret simple.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF60F9E56144F9EE" bold="true" box="[197,312,1615,1639]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FEE7F9FA61B0F9EF" box="[322,460,1614,1639]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. geophilus</emphasis>
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, also described by
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,
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA4EABA03670441FB4CF9E46516F9EF" author="Zell" box="[1257,1386,1614,1638]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2" refString="Zell, H. (1993) Die Gattung Plectus Bastian, 1865 sensu lato (Nematoda: Plectidae) - Ein Beitrag zur Okologie, Biogeographie, Phylogenie und Taxonomie der Plectidae. Andrias, 11, 3 - 171." type="journal article" year="1993">Zell (1993)</bibRefCitation>
and
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, has been reported for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. It has so far been reported from all continents except
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(
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). The present population shows conformity to
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in most morphological and morphometric characteristics. However, some very minor differences were observed. The present specimens are relatively smaller in size (
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) showing a smaller range of linear values besides having a relatively anterior vulva (V= 44.250.7
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49.755.6). The present population differs from closely related
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Truskova,
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in having a relatively greater a value (15.519.9
<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FAA1F8826567F8B6" box="[1284,1307,1832,1855]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">vs</emphasis>
15.517.0) that links the range of values of
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FDA9F8E662AFF8EA" box="[524,723,1867,1891]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. intorticaudatus</emphasis>
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with
<taxonomicName id="4C35ECC803670441FCB2F8E663DCF8EA" box="[791,928,1867,1891]" class="Adenophorea" family="Plectidae" genus="Plectus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="1" pageNumber="2" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="geophilus">
<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FCB2F8E663DCF8EA" box="[791,928,1867,1891]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. geophilus</emphasis>
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; a relatively larger tail (3545 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FA93F8E66531F8EA" box="[1334,1357,1868,1891]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">vs</emphasis>
3239 µm); and greater distance of terminal seta from tail tip [612 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FC39F8DA63CFF80E" box="[924,947,1904,1927]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">vs</emphasis>
3.55 µm in
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FBFCF8DA6518F80E" box="[1113,1380,1903,1927]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. intorticaudatus apud</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA4EABA03670441FACAF8C4609AF823" author="Zell" pageId="1" pageNumber="2" refString="Zell, H. (1993) Die Gattung Plectus Bastian, 1865 sensu lato (Nematoda: Plectidae) - Ein Beitrag zur Okologie, Biogeographie, Phylogenie und Taxonomie der Plectidae. Andrias, 11, 3 - 171." type="journal article" year="1993">Zell (1993)</bibRefCitation>
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]. The c value (10.011.6) of latter, as indicated in the original description (
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), is much greater than that (7.99.1) estimated in the present population. On critically examining the allometric ratios and characteristics,
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FF78F87661DFF87A" box="[221,419,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. intorticaudatus</emphasis>
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very much fits in
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903670441FDC9F8766288F87A" box="[620,756,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">P. geophilus</emphasis>
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except for the a value and the position of terminal seta.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903650443FF32F8EB6170F8DF" bold="true" box="[151,268,1857,1880]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903650443FEBFF8EB61AEF8DE" bold="true" box="[282,466,1857,1879]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Plectus geophilus</emphasis>
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de Man, 1880. A: Female, entire. B: Anterior end. C: Pharyngeal region. D: Female reproductive system. E: Caudal region.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8A974B03620444FF32F82D6218F86B" blockId="4.[151,1436,1927,2018]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B9414B5903620444FF32F82D6172F814" bold="true" box="[151,270,1927,1950]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903620444FEBEF82D61A9F814" bold="true" box="[283,469,1927,1949]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Plectus geophilus</emphasis>
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de Man, 1880. A, C, D: Anterior end. B:
<emphasis id="B9414B5903620444FC22F82363A9F817" box="[903,981,1928,1950]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">En face</emphasis>
view. E: Pharyngeal region. F: Body region showing posterior pharynx. G: Lateral field region. H, I: Vulval region showing reflexed ovary. J: Caudal region. K: Tail tip showing subterminal seta (Scale bar = 5 µm).
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The present specimens differ from
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FDB8FF3362EBFF39" box="[541,663,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. minimus</emphasis>
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Cobb,
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in having smaller a (15.519.9
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FB31FF3364D7FF39" box="[1172,1195,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
24.432.1); b (3.5 5.9
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FF66FF1760A6FF5D" box="[195,218,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
3.13.6) and V (44.250.7
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FD88FF176238FF5D" box="[557,580,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
50.053.4) values; posterior amphid position, greater stoma length (1420 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FF61FF4B60A7FF71" box="[196,219,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
8.511.5 µm) and relatively greater tail length (3545 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FCD1FF4B63F7FF71" box="[884,907,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
2838 µm) and a simple [
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FB10FF4B64B0FF71" box="[1205,1228,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
crooked spinneret in
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FF11FEAF6111FE95" box="[180,365,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. minimus apud</emphasis>
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and
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De Ley &amp; Coomans (1994
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]. The present specimens of
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FB3FFEAF655FFE95" box="[1178,1315,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. geophilus</emphasis>
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also differ from
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FF70FE836118FEC9" box="[213,356,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. communis</emphasis>
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Bütschli,
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in having a smaller body (
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FC4BFE836479FEC9" box="[1006,1029,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CCD3AAE03630445FBABFE8D64CFFEB6" box="[1038,1203,295,319]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.85" metricValueMax="7.4" metricValueMin="4.3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" unit="mm" value="0.585" valueMax="0.74" valueMin="0.43">0.430.74 mm</quantity>
) and consequently a smaller tail (3545 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FE06FEE761C6FEED" box="[419,442,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
5087 µm); continuous (
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FD79FEE7628FFEED" box="[732,755,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
setoff lip region); longer cephalic setae (1.01.5 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FAF7FEE76515FEED" box="[1362,1385,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
35 µm) and basal bulb with simple (
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FDAEFEDB62E7FE01" box="[523,667,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
vs
<taxonomicName id="4C35ECC803630445FD8CFEDB62E7FE01" box="[553,667,369,392]" class="Adenophorea" family="Plectidae" genus="Plectus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="parietinus">parietinus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
-
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) grinder in
<taxonomicName id="4C35ECC803630445FCFFFEDB64CDFE0E" authority="Zell (1993)" authorityName="Zell" authorityYear="1993" box="[858,1201,367,392]" class="Adenophorea" family="Plectidae" genus="Plectus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araeolaimida" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Nematoda" rank="subSpecies" species="communis" subSpecies="apud">
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FCFFFEDB645BFE01" box="[858,1063,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. communis apud</emphasis>
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. The present population differs from
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FEFCFE3F61C7FE25" box="[345,443,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. s i m i l i s</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA4EABA03630445FE63FE3E6246FE25" author="Zell" box="[454,570,404,428]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" refString="Zell, H. (1993) Die Gattung Plectus Bastian, 1865 sensu lato (Nematoda: Plectidae) - Ein Beitrag zur Okologie, Biogeographie, Phylogenie und Taxonomie der Plectidae. Andrias, 11, 3 - 171." type="journal article" year="1993">
Zell,
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in having smaller body (
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FBA6FE3F6466FE25" box="[1027,1050,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CCD3AAE03630445FB84FE3E64B5FE25" box="[1057,1225,404,428]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.4" metricValueMax="6.4" metricValueMin="4.4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" unit="mm" value="0.54" valueMax="0.64" valueMin="0.44">0.440.64 mm</quantity>
); smaller a value (15.519.9
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FEBDFE136153FE59" box="[280,303,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
24.432.4); longer cephalic setae (1.01.5 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FCEDFE136323FE59" box="[840,863,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
2.54 µm); continuous (
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FBDFFE1364EDFE59" box="[1146,1169,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
setoff lip region) and a smaller tail (3545 µm
<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FE3BFE7761C9FE7D" box="[414,437,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">vs</emphasis>
4675 µm) in
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<emphasis id="B9414B5903630445FDF9FE776355FE7D" box="[604,809,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. communis apud</emphasis>
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.
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