title: Morphometrics and molecular analysis of the free-living nematode, Belondira bagongshanensis n. sp. (Dorylaimida, Belondiridae), from China.
abstract: A new species, Belondira bagongshanensis n. sp., extracted from soil under grass in Bagongshan Forest Park, Anhui Province, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is mainly characterized by a body length 1.6-2.1 mm; cephalic framework moderately sclerotized; odontostyle robust with a distinct lumen; anterior part of pharynx with a distinct fusiform swelling, bearing distinct sclerotized valve plates and basal expansion occupying about three-fifths of the total neck length; female genital system mono-opisthodelphic and anterior branch 0.8-1.6 times the corresponding body diameter; tail short and hemispheroid; male spicules 36-49 μm long and two widely spaced ventromedian supplements. The new species is close to B. wajahati, B. golden and B. eugeniae in possessing a short tail, a robust odontostyle with a distinct aperture and a moderately sclerotized cephalic framework. New sequences of 18S rDNA and the D2-D3 region of 28S rDNA of the new species were also identified.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nematology/Research Center of Nematodes of Plant Quarantine, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642,China.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nematology/Research Center of Nematodes of Plant Quarantine, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642,China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nematology/Research Center of Nematodes of Plant Quarantine, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642,China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nematology/Research Center of Nematodes of Plant Quarantine, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642,China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nematology/Research Center of Nematodes of Plant Quarantine, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642,China.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D002681:China; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008853:Microscopy; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S; D012987:Soil