Genus Dominicactinolaimus
Jairajpuri & Ahmad, 1992
Diagnosis: Cuticle with fine transverse striations byt without longitudinal
ridges. Lip region offset. Entrance to stoma encircled by corrugated
annulus. Pharynx with four large onchia that appear to be fused at
base of vestibule, forming an arched structure. Onchia attached basally
to strongly cuticularised 'double' gueideing ring. Numerous denticles
present on walls of vestibule. Odontostyled dorylaimoid, with aperture
about one-half length. Odontophore rid-like. Post-extension
constriction of oesophagus present. Oesophago-intestinal junction
without glands. Female reproductive system smohidelphic. Males
with dorylaimoid spicules and suppelments inbventral series. Tail
convex-conoid, becoming filiform; similar in sexes.
Type and only species: Dominicactinolaimus
dominicus (Hunt, 1978) Jairajpuri & Ahmad, 1992
Syn.: Paractinolaimus dominicus
Hunt, 1978
Relationship: [The new genus] differs from Paractinolaimus
in both sexes with filiform tail, and from Trachactinolaimus in
absence of characteristic glands at oesophago-intestinal junction.
Species found: at:
