Xiphinema pirinense n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Longidoridae), a new species from Bulgaria with a digitate tail

Syst Parasitol. 2008 Jul;70(3):215-22. doi: 10.1007/s11230-008-9139-5. Epub 2008 Jun 6.

Abstract

A description of Xipinema pirinense n. sp. is provided. This is a parthenogenetic nematode found associated with Fragaria sp. and Alchemilla sp. (Rosaceae) close to pine trees in the Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria. The species is characterised by its medium body length (3.2-3.9 mm), rounded head region slightly demarcated by a shallow depression, long odontostyle (116-134.5 microm), tripartite uterus with a Z-differentiation consisting of 4-7 irregular moderately refractive bodies with a clear central part, and a digitate tail with a ventral peg. The new species is most similar to X. index Thorne & Allen, 1950 and X. diversicaudatum (Micoletzky, 1927) Thorne, 1939.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bulgaria
  • Ecosystem
  • Female
  • Nematoda / anatomy & histology*
  • Nematoda / classification*
  • Soil
  • Tail / anatomy & histology*

Substances

  • Soil