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Two new species of Xiphinema (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Colombia

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Two new species of Xiphinema are described from Colombia. X. colombiense n.sp. is characterized by a continuous lip region, a median vulva with both genital tracts fully developed and without Z-differentiation, a total stylet length of 197–233 μm and a short, rounded tail bearing two pairs of pores and with refractive lines leading through the cuticle to a terminal depression in the protoplasm; it is differentiated from X. clavatum Heyns, 1965, X. guirani Luc & Williams, 1978, X. pyrenaicum Dalmasso, 1969, X. silvaticum Luc & Williams, 1978 and X. yapoense Luc, 1958. X. riocaquetae n.sp. is distinguished from X. macrostylum Esser, 1966. ac]19810707

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Hunt, D. Two new species of Xiphinema (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Colombia. Syst Parasitol 4, 89–92 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012231

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