Two new species of Tylenchoidea (Nemata) and observations on Merlinius macrodens (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 1970.
Rahaman P. F., Ahmad W., Khan Z., Ahmad I.
Author Affiliation: Section of Nematology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India.
Fundamental and Applied Nematology 15 : 309-314
Abstract : Brachydorus kazirangai sp. nov. has 1.63-1.91 mm long body, a = 63-75; b = 8.5-11.3; c = 17-21; V = 51-53; stylet = 27-30 µm; spicules = 40.5-42 µm and is characterized by a large circular cephalic region without dorsal and ventral indents, large slit-like amphidial aperature and lateral fields areolated in anterior end only. Trichotylenchus astriatoides sp. nov. from soil around roots of mango from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India has L = 0.56-0.68 mm; a = 31-35; b = 4.7-5.4; c= 11-12; V = 54-56; stylet = 22.5-24 µm; spicules = 21 µm and is characterized by a striated lip region, irregularly areolated lateral fields along entire body length and a dorso-laterally overlapping oesophageal lobe. Additional morphological data is provided on Merlinius macrodens.