Belgopeltula belgica (Vincx & Gourbault, 1992) gen. et comb. nov. and Mudwigglus micramphidium sp. nov. from the west coast of Sweden, and reappraisal of the genus Pseudaraeolaimus Chitwood, 1951 (Nematoda: Araeolaimida: Diplopeltidae)
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Holovachov, Oleksandr
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Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE – 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
oleksandr.holovachov@nrm.se
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-12-19
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Table 3. Selected diagnostic characters of species of the genus Pseudaraeolaimus Chitwood, 1951 based on literature data supplemented with recent observations.| Characters | P. perplexus | P. ocellatus | P. cylindricauda | P. laminata | P. cassidaigniensis |
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| Body length (mm) | 1.08–1.20 | 0.77–0.93 | 0.99 | 2.09 | 1.36 |
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| Amphidial fovea shape | broad loop | narrow loop | narrow loop | narrow loop | narrow loop |
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| Amphid striation | absent | absent | absent | present | absent |
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| Ocelli | absent | present | absent | absent | absent |
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| Cervical setae | two pairs | five pairs | 6-7 pairs | six pairs | two pairs |
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| Spicule length (µm) | 14 | 18–19 | 17 | 30 | NA* |
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| Gubernaculum apophysis | absent | absent | absent | present | NA |
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| Precloacal supplements | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | NA |
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