New observations on Thornedia opisthodelphis (Jairajpuri, 1968) Siddiqi, 1982 (Dorylaimida, Leptonchidae) from Vietnam, with discussion on the identity of the genus
@article{Nguyn2011NewOO,
title={New observations on Thornedia opisthodelphis (Jairajpuri, 1968) Siddiqi, 1982 (Dorylaimida, Leptonchidae) from Vietnam, with discussion on the identity of the genus},
author={D. Nguyễn and T. T. Vu and W. Ahmad and R. Pe{\~n}a-Santiago},
journal={Journal of nematode morphology and systematics},
year={2011},
volume={14},
pages={63-69}
}Thornedia opisthodelphis from a natural forest in northern Vietnam is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its body 0.50-0.57 mm long, lip region almost continuous and 5 μ m broad, odontostyle attenuate and 21 μ m long or 4.2 times the lip region width, odontophore linear, neck 148-155 μ m long, pharyngeal expansion 38-45 μ m long or 25-29% of total neck length, female genital system mono-opisthodelphic, prevulval sac totally absent, pars refringens vaginae also absent, V = 45-51… CONTINUE READING
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