New species of rhigonematid and thelastomatid nematodes from indigenous New Zealand millipedes |
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| Authors: | Jeanette Y. Bowie |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Zoology , University of Canterbury , Private Bag, Christchurch 1 , New Zealand;2. Invermay Agricultural Research Centre , Private Bag, Mosgiel , New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Seven new species of nematode are described from the hind-gut of several different millipedes indigenous to New Zealand: Heth hamatus n. sp. from Spirobollelus antipodarus and Icosidemus hochstetteri from Auckland, Erythrodemus echinopogon from Seddonville, and Eumasligonus sp. from Aickens, and Avenue Scenic Reserve; Thelastoma moko n. sp. from coastal specimens of Eumastigonus sp.; Thelastoma rigo n. sp. from montane specimens of Eumastigonus sp.; Dudekemia prolifica n. sp. from Spirobellelus antipodarus; Dudekemia alpinensis n. sp. from the montane Eumastigonus sp.; Dudekemia kaorinus n. sp. from Eumastigonus kaorinus from Hardys Creek; and Dudekemia hirsutus n. sp. from Erythrodemus echinopogon from Seddonville. The family Rhigonematidae is reviewed. |
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| Keywords: | nematodes Thelastomatidae Thelastoma moko Thelastoma rigo Hethidae Heth hamatus Rhigonernatidae Dudekemia alpinensis Dudekemia hirsutus Dudekemia kaorinus Dudekemia proliftca new taxa Cambalidae Dalodesmidae Spirobollelidae Eumastigonus Spirobollelus Erythrodemus |
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