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Durinema* a Nematode Genus belonging to the Family Belondiridae Thome, 1939

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. Shamim Jairajpuri
Affiliation:
Section of Nematology, Department of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.), India

Extract

A detailed description and affinities of Durinema gracile, a nematode genus belonging to the family Belondiridae Thome, 1939 collected from Veraval (Gujarat) and Saharanpur (U.P.), India, are provided. It is characterized by its prominent lips, short, slightly dorsally arcuate spear, rod-like extensions, sheath of spiral muscles around the basal expanded portion of oesophagus, two ovaries and a conoid tail.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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