Description of Aulolaimus mubarakvilli, New Species (Nematoda: Aulolaimidae) with Observation on Heterodorus longidens from Pakistan
Description of Aulolaimus mubarakvilli, New Species (Nematoda: Aulolaimidae) with Observation on Heterodorus longidens from Pakistan
Salma Javed, Saima Majeed, Nasira Kazi and Shahina Fayyaz*
ABSTRACT
Aulolaimus mubarakvilli new species is described and illustrated from specimens collected from sediments of Mubarak Village in Karachi, Pakistan. The new species is characterized by a cuticle bearing 20-22 longitudinal ridges, tail conical, tapering evenly to narrow terminus 116-128 µm long. Cellular body content extending 2/3 of the tail length. Heterodorus longidens (Jairajpuri and Loof, 1968) Andrassy, 2009 is reported for the first time from Pakistan is briefly redescribed and illustrated.
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February 2018
Vol. 50, Iss. 1, Pages 1-400
