Zanenchus zanchus, Siddiqi, 1979

Bohra, Padma, 2012, Twelve species of nematodes: new records for India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (9), pp. 2889-2899 : 2890

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https://doi.org/ 10.11609/JoTT.o2703.2889-99

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scientific name

Zanenchus zanchus
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Zanechus zanchus Siddiqi, 1979

( Fig. 1 A–B View Figure 1 and Image 1 A–C)

Material examined: Two females, two males; 15.x.2009, coll. P. Kadela; Reg.No. IV/2332

Measurements: Females: L = 0.70–0.75 mm; a = 39.47–41.21; b = 6.8–7.0; c = 12.50–14.00; c´ = 3.2–3.5; V = 80–82. Males: L = 0.56–0.57 mm; a = 31.30–33.30; b = 5.8–6.2; c = 11.34–12.54;

Description: Female: Body ventrally arcuate upon fixation. Cuticle deeply annulated, annules contiguous. Lip region low, continuous with body contour. Stylet 8–9 µm long. Median bulb oval. Vulva post equatorial. Post vulval uterine sac absent. Tail 50–55 µm long, elongate conoid to a hooked tip (Fig. B)

Male: Spicules 15–16 µm long. Gubernaculum trough–shaped, 7–8 µm long; fixed. Cloacal lips pointed forming a narrow tube. Bursa adanal. Tail elongate conoid to hooked tip.

Habitat: Collected from moist soil surrounding the bank of Pichola Lake, Udaipur.

Remarks: The measurement of present specimens fits well within the range given by Siddiqi (1979).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Nematoda

Class

Secernentea

Order

Tylenchida

Family

Tylenchidae

Genus

Zanenchus

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