@article {5211, title = {Two new ovoviviparous species of the family Selachinematidae and Sphaerolaimidae (Nematoda, Chromadorida and Monhysterida) from the northern South China Sea}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4317}, year = {2017}, month = {01/09/2017}, pages = {95-110}, abstract = {

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{\textendash}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.

}, keywords = {Bendiella vivipara n. sp., free-living marine nematodes, ovoviviparity, Parasphaerolaimus jintiani n. sp., South China Sea}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.4}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4317.1.4}, author = {Sujing Fu and Boucher, G and Lizhe Cai} }