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Description (from Singh & Jain, 1984)
Body slightly curved ventrally, tapering anteriorly
from the base of oesophagus and posteriorly behind vulva. Cuticle
finely annulated, annules 1.2-1.3 um apart at mid body. Lateral fields
1/4th of body width, marked with 4 incisures, middle band being wider than
the outer ones. Head with 2 annules, bluntly rounded, continuous,
6-8 um wide and 2-3 um high. Cephalic framework strongly sclerotized.
Spear moderately developed; metenchium slightly shorter or equal to telenchium;
spear knobs flattened anteriorly, 3-4 um across. Orifice of dorsal
oesophageal gland 3 um from spear base. Procorpus cylindrical, 33
(29-38) um long. Median oesophageal bulb oval, 12-15 X 8.5-10 um.
Oesophageal glands overlap the intestine ventrally less than two body widths
as a broad lobe. Nerve ring 69 (61-72) um from anterior end.
Excretory pore placed at 88 (82-101) um from anterior end, anterior to
oesophago-intestinal junction. Hemizonid just anterior to excretory
pore 2-3 annules wide.
Vulva transverse. Vagina 8 (7-9) um long and
extends less than 1/2 vulva body width deep into body. Reproductive
system monodelphic, prodelphic, outstretched and may extend up to oesophageal
gland lobe. Oocytes arranged in a single row except at the anterior
end. Spermatheca spherical, filled with sperms. Post-vulval
uterine sac short, 18.6 (14-28) um or 0.7-1.5 vulval body widths long.
Vulva-anus distance 93 (78-108) um or 3-4 tail lengths. Tail slightly
conical, 27 (23-36) um long, with 18 (17-20) annules and a smooth rounded
tail tip. Phasmids in anterior half of the tail.
Male: Similar to female except in tail shape.
Spermatocytes arranged in double or triple rows. Tail terminus acute.
Bursa with crenate margins and envelopes the tail completely. Spicules
arcuate, cephalate. Gubernaculum trough shaped. Phasmids slightly
posterior to middle of tail.
Habitat: From the soil around the roots of
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum) sp.).
Locality: Chinhat, Lucknow, India.
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