Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Payal Dattaray ¹, Subhadeep Roy ², V. V. Gantait ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Parasitology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, B.C. Road, Kolkata-7000019, West Bengal, IN
2 Maharajpur H.S. School, P.O. Maharajpur, Paschim Medinipur-721232, West Bengal, IN
3 Nemathelminthes Section, Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

The genus Mesodorylaimus was erected by Andrassy (1959) belonging to the family Dorylaimidae De Man, 1876 under the order Dorylaimida. It is a wide spread genus and 146 species had been described from the world till date under the genus. From India, 42 species have been described. During a taxonomic survey to the district North 24-Paganas, West Bengal, India, during March 2005 to February 2007, two new nematode species belonging to the genus Mesodorylaimus have been collected and identified. These are described and illustrated here under.

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Payal Dattaray ¹, Viswa Venkat Gantait ², Subhadeep Roy ³, Buddhadeb Manna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Parasitology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, B.C. Road, Kolkata-7000019, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, 'M'-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN
3 Maharajpur H.S. School, P.O. Maharajpur Paschim Medinipur-721232, West Bengal, IR

Abstract

The genus Aporcelaimellus was erected by Heyns , 1965 belonging to the family Aporcelaimidae Heyns, 1965 under the order Dorylaimida. Tjepkema et. al., (1971) provided a general review of the genus. Determination keys to the species were given by Baqri and Jairajpuri (1968) and Thorne (1974) respectively.

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