A new and four known species of Diphtherophora (Nematoda: Diphtherophoridae) from Iran, with a diagnostic compendium of its species

• Published in: Zootaxa Vol. 4365; no. 3; p. 311
• Main Authors: Ghaderi, Reza, Kashi, Leila, Karani, Hossein Mirbabaei, Karegar, Akbar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand 18.12.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Female; Iran; Male; Nematoda; Spermatozoa; Nematoda, Morphology, new species, new record, taxonomy

A new and four known species of the genus Diphtherophora-D. geraerti sp. n., D. caudata, D. obesa, D. perplexans and D. tenera-were collected and identified from different plants and localities in Iran. Morphological and morphometric characters of Diphtherophora geraerti sp. n. are compared with tho...