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Coomansinema N. Gen. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) With the Description of C. Dimorphicauda N. Sp

Wasim Ahmad, M. Shamim Jairajpuri

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Coomansinema n. gen. is related to Willinema Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1967, Opisthodorylaimus Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982 and Mesodorylaimus Andrassy, 1959. It has lip region without sclcrotization, a wide and thick-walled odontostyle, second pair of ventrosublateral oesophageal gland nuclei (S 2 N) far from base of oesophagus, amphidelphic reproductive system, longitudinal vulva and short conoid tail in both sexes. The type species, Coomansinema dimorphicauda n. gen., n. sp. is described and illustrated.

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Key concepts: Dorylaimida, Conoid, Biology, Taxonomy (biology), Anatomy, Vulva, Zoology, Nematode