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Two New Species of the Genus Mesodorylaimus Andrassy, 1959 (Nematoda:Dorylaimida) from West Bengal, India


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

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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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  • Two New Species of the Genus Mesodorylaimus Andrassy, 1959 (Nematoda:Dorylaimida) from West Bengal, India

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Payal Dattaray
Department of Zoology, Parasitology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, B.C. Road, Kolkata-7000019, West Bengal, India
Subhadeep Roy
Maharajpur H.S. School, P.O. Maharajpur, Paschim Medinipur-721232, West Bengal, India
V. V. Gantait
Nemathelminthes Section, Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, India

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.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v115i4.166395