Year of Publication
2017

Journal

Zootaxa
Volume
4317
Issue
1
Date Published
01/09/2017
Number of Pages
95-110
DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.4
URL
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4317.1.4
HCERES category
ACL - Articles in international or national peer-reviewed journals indexed by HCERES or in international databases
Abstract

<p class="rtejustify">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.</p>