Description of Aphelenchoides acacia n. sp. and Aphelenchoides naurangiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) with Observation on Aphelenchoides saprophilus Franklin, 1957 from District Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Samreen Khan, Tabassum Ara Khanum, Nasira Kazi, Salma Javed* and Shahina Fayyaz
National Nematological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Salma Javed, National Nematological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1a:
(A-G). Aphelenchoides acacia n. sp. Female: A, whole body; B, Anterior region; C, Stylet; D, Cephalic region; E, Tail; F, Lateral lines; G, Female gonad.
Figure 1b:
(A-F). Aphelenchoides acacia n. sp. Female: A, whole body; B, Anterior region; C, Stylet Posterior pharynx region showing excretory pore; D, Vulva position; E, Anterior ovary’ F, Tail; (Scale: A=20µm; B-F=100µm).
Figure 2a:
(A-G). Aphelenchoides naurangiensis n. sp. Female: A, whole body; B, Anterior region; C, Stylet; D, Lateral lines; E, Tail; F, Posterior region showing post uterine sac; G, Gonad.
Figure 2b:
(A-F). Aphelenchoides naurangiensis n. sp. Female: A, whole body; B, Cephalic region; C, Oesophageal region showing excretory pore; D, Female gonad showing ovary; E, Vulval position and PUS; F, Tail (Scale: A=20µm; B-F=100µm).
Figure 3a:
(A-J). Aphelenchoides saprophilus. A, Female whole body; B, Male whole body; C, Female anterior region; D, Male anterior region; E, Cephalic region; F, Lateral lines; G, Male tail; H, Female tail; I, Female tail variations; J, Female gonad.
Figure 3b:
(A-M). Aphelenchoides saprophilus: A, Female whole body; B, Male whole body; C, Female anterior region; D, Male anterior region; E, Female gonad; F, Female post utrine sac; G, Female tail; H, Male tail; I-L, Female tails variation; M, Spicule (Scale: A-B=20µm; C-M=100µm).