Rotylenchus ouensensis n.sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) from the British Isles

Summary Females and males of a new species of Rotylenchus are described from a coniferous woodland at St. Ouens, Jersey. This species is characterized by having virtually no overlap of the oesophagus over the intestine, 7 to 10 head annules, the anterior body cuticle tessellated and the lateral field irregularly areolated along its entire length, more densely so around the phasmid on the female tail. A key to the species of Rotylenchus is given. ac]19810407