Descriptions of ten known species of the superfamily Mononchoidea (Mononchida: Nematoda) from North India with a detailed account on their variations

Ten species of the superfamily Mononchoidea from fourteen populations collected during a survey of terrestrial and freshwater habitats of North India, are described and illustrated. The species include Clarkus papillatus (Bastian, 1865) Jairajpuri, 1970, Prionchulus muscorum (Dujardin, 1845) Wu &...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3646; p. 301
Main Authors Tahseen, Qudsia, Asif, Mohammad, Mustaqim, Malka, Ahlawat, Shikha, Bert, Wim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 06.05.2013
Subjects
Animals
Biodiversity
Female
India
Male
Nematoda - anatomy & histology
Nematoda - classification
India
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Summary:Ten species of the superfamily Mononchoidea from fourteen populations collected during a survey of terrestrial and freshwater habitats of North India, are described and illustrated. The species include Clarkus papillatus (Bastian, 1865) Jairajpuri, 1970, Prionchulus muscorum (Dujardin, 1845) Wu & Hoeppli, 1929, Mylonchulus contractus Jairajpuri, 1970, M. hawaiiensis (Cassidy, 1931) Andrassy, 1958, M. lacustris (Cobb in Cobb, 1915) Andrdssy, 1958, M. minor (Cobb, 1893) Andrassy, 1958, M. obtusicaudatus (Daday, 1899) AndrAssy, 1958, M. vasis Yeates, 1992, Sporonchulus ibitiensis (Carvalho, 1951) Andrassy, 1958 and S. vagabundus Jairajpuri, 1971. Mylonchulus vasis Yeates, 1992 is reported for the first time from India. The variable, as well as the relatively consistent characters are discussed in different populations to assess their role in the diagnosis of species.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.4.1