ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF PENJATINEMA-NATALENSE N GEN., N SP., WITH PROPOSAL OF A NEW SUBFAMILY, PENJATINEMATINAE (RHABDITIDA, CEPHALOBIDAE)

Authors
HEYNS J SWART A
Citation
J. Heyns et A. Swart, ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF PENJATINEMA-NATALENSE N GEN., N SP., WITH PROPOSAL OF A NEW SUBFAMILY, PENJATINEMATINAE (RHABDITIDA, CEPHALOBIDAE), Nematologica, 44(4), 1998, pp. 381-390
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Nematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00282596
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
381 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-2596(1998)44:4<381:OTMOPN>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Penjatinema natalense n.gen., n.sp. is described from coastal dune san ds in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The new species differs from all ot her Cephaloboidea in having a conspicuously striated cuticle with pron ounced longitudinal ridges, and in the absence of lateral lines or inc isures. It agrees with Cephalobidae in head structure and the possessi on of labial probolae, as well as in the structure of the reproductive system. A new subfamily, Penjatinematinae, is proposed to accommodate this remarkable nematode.