%0 Journal Article %J Zootaxa %D 2017 %T Two new ovoviviparous species of the family Selachinematidae and Sphaerolaimidae (Nematoda, Chromadorida and Monhysterida) from the northern South China Sea %A Sujing Fu %A Boucher, G %A Lizhe Cai %K Bendiella vivipara n. sp. %K free-living marine nematodes %K ovoviviparity %K Parasphaerolaimus jintiani n. sp. %K South China Sea %X

Two new ovoviviparous nematode species are described from South China Sea. Bendiella vivipara n. sp. belongs to the family Selachinematidae and is characterized by a cuticle with lateral differentiation of 2–4 longitudinal rows of dots, and the presence of 3 papillose precloacal supplements. Parasphaerolaimus jintiani n. sp. is characterized by a cuticle with lateral longitudinal unstriated band extending from about the middle of the pharynx to the anterior two-thirds of the tail and a vulva situated far posteriorly. The importance of ovoviviparity in free living marine nematodes is discussed.

%B Zootaxa %V 4317 %P 95-110 %8 01/09/2017 %G eng %U https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4317.1.4 %N 1 %R 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.4