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Hemicycliophora Chathami N. Sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) From Chatham Island, New Zealand, With the Description of Two Subspecies

Hemicycliophora Chathami N. Sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) From Chatham Island, New Zealand, With the... HEMICYCLIOPHORA CHATHAMI N. SP. (NEMATODA: TYLENCHIDA) FROM CHATHAM ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF TWO SUBSPECIES BY G. W. YEATES *) Nematology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., England Males and females of normal and giant forms of Hemicycliophora chathami n. sp. are described. Females of the type subspecies H. chathami chathami n. subsp. have a loose outer cuticular layer, lateral field marked by a step in the annules, stylet 93-108 µm, stylet knobs with a basal cavity, lateral lips lower than submedian lips, tail elongate conoid and length averages 1.02 mm. Males average 0.90 mm long, and spicule circumference is 64-70 µm. H. chathami major n. subsp. is similar in morphology, except cuticular details are more obvious, female stylet is 120-163 µm, female length average 1.30 mm, male length 1.06 mm, and spicule circumference is 75-85 µm. H. c. chathami was found at one site only, in a mixed population, while the giant form H. c. major occurred at eight sites; juveniles of the subspecies could be distinguished by length of stylet and body. Among nematodes recovered from peat samples collected from Chatham Island (44°00'S, 176°30'W) (800 km east of New Zealand) by a D.S.I.R. Soil http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nematologica Brill

Hemicycliophora Chathami N. Sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) From Chatham Island, New Zealand, With the Description of Two Subspecies

Yeates, G.W.
Nematologica , Volume 24 (4): 11 – Jan 1, 1978
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HEMICYCLIOPHORA CHATHAMI N. SP. (NEMATODA: TYLENCHIDA) FROM CHATHAM ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF TWO SUBSPECIES BY G. W. YEATES *) Nematology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., England Males and females of normal and giant forms of Hemicycliophora chathami n. sp. are described. Females of the type subspecies H. chathami chathami n. subsp. have a loose outer cuticular layer, lateral field marked by a step in the annules, stylet 93-108 µm, stylet knobs with a basal cavity, lateral lips lower than submedian lips, tail elongate conoid and length averages 1.02 mm. Males average 0.90 mm long, and spicule circumference is 64-70 µm. H. chathami major n. subsp. is similar in morphology, except cuticular details are more obvious, female stylet is 120-163 µm, female length average 1.30 mm, male length 1.06 mm, and spicule circumference is 75-85 µm. H. c. chathami was found at one site only, in a mixed population, while the giant form H. c. major occurred at eight sites; juveniles of the subspecies could be distinguished by length of stylet and body. Among nematodes recovered from peat samples collected from Chatham Island (44°00'S, 176°30'W) (800 km east of New Zealand) by a D.S.I.R. Soil

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Nematologica – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1978

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