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Three Species of the Xiphinema Americanum-Group (Nematoda: Longidoridae) From Kenya

Three Species of the Xiphinema Americanum-Group (Nematoda: Longidoridae) From Kenya THREE SPECIES OF THE XIPHINEMA AMERICANUM-GROUP (NEMATODA: LONGIDORIDAE) FROM KENYA BY A. COOMANS1) and J. HEYNS2) 1)Universiteit Gent, Instituut voor Dierkunde, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium; 2)Departement Dierkunde, R.A.U., Posbus 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa Soil samples taken in eastern Kenya contained Xiphinema brevicolle Lordello & Da Costa, 1961; X. oxycaudatum Lamberti & Blève-Zacheo, 1979; and X. simile Lamberti et al., 1983. These species are reported for the first time from Kenya, X. oxycaudatum is reported for the first time outside the country from where it was originally described and X. simile is reported for the first time outside Europe. The Kenyan specimens have been compared with topotypes (X. brevicolle) or original type material (X. oxycaudatum and X. simile). Keywords: Taxonomy, Nematoda, Longidoridae, Xiphinema. Three species of the Xiphinema americanum-group were found in soil sam- ples collected by the senior author in natural habitats in Kenya during February 1992. These were identified as X. brevicolle Lordello & Da Costa, 1961; X. oxy- caudatum Lamberti & Bleve-Zacheo, 1979; and X. simile Lamberti, Choleva & Agostinelli, 1983. These species are described and figured below. The nematodes were extracted by a decantation method and fixed with hot 4% formaldehyde http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nematologica Brill

Three Species of the Xiphinema Americanum-Group (Nematoda: Longidoridae) From Kenya

Coomans, A.; Heyns, J.
Nematologica , Volume 43 (5): 15 – Jan 1, 1997
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THREE SPECIES OF THE XIPHINEMA AMERICANUM-GROUP (NEMATODA: LONGIDORIDAE) FROM KENYA BY A. COOMANS1) and J. HEYNS2) 1)Universiteit Gent, Instituut voor Dierkunde, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium; 2)Departement Dierkunde, R.A.U., Posbus 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa Soil samples taken in eastern Kenya contained Xiphinema brevicolle Lordello & Da Costa, 1961; X. oxycaudatum Lamberti & Blève-Zacheo, 1979; and X. simile Lamberti et al., 1983. These species are reported for the first time from Kenya, X. oxycaudatum is reported for the first time outside the country from where it was originally described and X. simile is reported for the first time outside Europe. The Kenyan specimens have been compared with topotypes (X. brevicolle) or original type material (X. oxycaudatum and X. simile). Keywords: Taxonomy, Nematoda, Longidoridae, Xiphinema. Three species of the Xiphinema americanum-group were found in soil sam- ples collected by the senior author in natural habitats in Kenya during February 1992. These were identified as X. brevicolle Lordello & Da Costa, 1961; X. oxy- caudatum Lamberti & Bleve-Zacheo, 1979; and X. simile Lamberti, Choleva & Agostinelli, 1983. These species are described and figured below. The nematodes were extracted by a decantation method and fixed with hot 4% formaldehyde

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Nematologica – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1997

Keywords: Xiphinema; Taxonomy; Longidoridae; Nematoda

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