Eudorylaimus, Andrassy, 1959

Bohra, P., Sanyal, A. K., Hussain, A. & Mitra, B., 2010, Five new records of nematodes from East Antarctica, Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 (6), pp. 974-977 : 976

Eudorylaimus sabulophilus Tijepkema, Ferris & Ferris, 1971 ( Fig. 4 )

Material examined: 3 females, 23.ii.1999, coll. A.

Hussain, Reg.No. IV/2240 Host: Moss and algae at the bank of PDL. Measurement: Females (3): L = 0.87-0.98mm; a =

17-22; b = 3.47-3.92; c = 17.3-21.7; V = 56-59.

Description:

Female: Body slightly curved ventrally upon fixation. Lips well separated and set off from body by constriction. Odontostyle 17-18 µm long; its aperture 30% of odontostyle length. Odontophore rod-like 22-24 µm long. Oesophageal expansion gradual. Basal expanded part of oesophagus occupies 45-47% of oesophageal length. Reproductive system amphidelphic. Tail dorsally-convex with subacute or narrow rounded tip. Tail tip slightly bent ventrally.

Male: Not found.

Distribution: USA.

Remarks: First time reported from Antarctica.

µm

50

B

Order: Araeolaimida De Coninck & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1933

Superfamily: Plectoidea Örley, 1880

Family: Plectidae Örley, 1880

Figures

Figure 4. Eudorylaimus sabulophilus A - Female Anterior region; B - Female Posterior region.