STUDIES ON SOIL NEMATODES OF MANIPUR -X : SPECIES OF THE FAMILY QUDSIANEMATIDAE
N. MOHLAL *
PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY. DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES MANIPUR UNIVERSITY. CANCHIPUR - 795003, INDIA.
CH. DHANACHAND *
PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY. DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES MANIPUR UNIVERSITY. CANCHIPUR - 795003, INDIA.
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Abstract
Four species belonging to the family Qudsianematidae latinajpuri 1965 of Nematoda are reported. One of the species Labronema sphincta is proposed as a new one. It is characterised by having a slightly curved body, 1.4-1.6mm long, an odontostyle 22. 4um long, amphidelphic reproductive system, digitate tail 30.4-32.0um long in females and presence of 8 spaced venitromedian supplements in males.