Description of Seven New Species and One New Record of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Nematoda: Tylenchida) Associated with Economically Important Crops of Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir (Part-1 of the series)
Zafar Ahmad Handoo1*, Mihail Radu Kantor1 and Ekramullah Khan2
1Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; 2Division of Nematology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. Current address: 2446 Tarpon Bay Drive, Miamisburg, OH 45342.
*Correspondence |Zafar. A. Handoo, Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Northeast Area, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; Email:
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Figure 1:
Helicotylenchus siddiqii sp. nov. A: Oesophageal region of female; B: Anterior end of female; C: Basal bulb of oesophagus; D: Entire female; E: Tail region female.
Figure 2:
Helicotylenchus fotedariensis sp. nov. A: Entire female; B: Oesophageal region of female; C: Tail region of female; D: Vulval region showing gonad.
Figure 3:
Helicotylenchus harwanensis sp. nov. A: Anterior end of female; B: Tail region of female; C: Tail region of male; D: Oesophageal region of male; E: Entire female; F: Entire male.
Figure 4:
Helicotylenchus mushtaqi sp. nov. A: Anterior end of female; B: Entire female; C: Oesophageal region of female; D: Vulval region showing gonads; E: Tail region of female.
Figure 5:
Pratylenchus ekrami Bajaj and Bhatti, 1984. A: Entire female; B: Anterior end of female; C: Oesophageal region of female; D: Anterior end of male; E: Vulval region showing anterior gonad; F: Tail region of female; G: Tail region of male.
Figure 6:
Pratylenchus badawariensis sp. nov. A: Entire female; B: Anterior end of female; C: Oesophageal region of female; D: Vulval region of female showing anterior gonad; E: Tail region of female.
Figure 7:
Boleodorus seshadri sp. nov. A: Oesophageal region of male; B: Vulval region showing posterior uterine sac; C: Anterior end of female; D: Tail region of male; E: Tail region of female showing phasmid.
Figure 8:
Macroposphora iqbali sp. nov. A: Female tail lateral view; B: Anterior end of female; C: En-face view of female; D: Entire female; E: Female tail lateral view.