title: Cyathoshiva amaleshi gen. n. sp. n. (Nematoda: Cyatholaimidae) from the coast of India.
abstract: A new genus, Cyathoshiva, of free-living marine nematodes from the subfamily Cyatholaiminae (family Cyatholaimidae, order Chromadorida), is described from the Indian coast. The new genus differs from other known Cyatholaiminae genera in having a unique combination of morphological characters: buccal cavity with well-developed dorsal tooth and two subventral teeth, proximally unpaired gubernaculum and non-cup shaped supplements. The type species Cyathoshiva amaleshi gen. n. sp. n. is characterized by having multispiral amphids with 4.5 turns, punctated cuticle with a weak lateral differentiation, a conical tail, three supplements possessing both tubular and setoid parts, and a gubernaculum with a serrated and dentate distal end.
authors.affiliation: Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha-721428, West Bengal, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tridip Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (West), India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Dmitry M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Miljutin
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (West), India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Susanta Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha-721428, West Bengal, India; Email: anil2k7@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
mesh_terms: D017157:Adenophorea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000469:parasitology*; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012623:Seawater / Q000469:parasitology