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A new species, B. similis, is described from male and female specimens collected from soil around roots of Plumeria acutifolia Poir from North India. It is distinguished by a short and robust body, a broad lateral field, a more posteriorly located vulva in female and the position of phasmid and the posterior extension of lateral field in male.
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Thorne, G.: Some nematodes of the family Tylenchidae which do not possess a valvular median esophageal bulb. Great Basin Naturalist 2 (2), 37–85 (1941).
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Khan, E., Basir, M.A. Boleodorus similis n. sp. (Nematoda: Nothotylenchinae) from India. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 23, 121–123 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260287
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