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Three species of the genus Teratorhabditis (Osche, 1952) Dougherty, 1953 collected from sewage and manure samples of North India are described. The species T. andrassyi Tahseen & Jairajpuri (1988) synonymised by Sudhaus (1991) has been reinstated and is characterized by oviparous females having bluntly rounded lips with labial sensilla not raised beyond labial contour; lip margins and axils heavily cuticularised; three lines in lateral field; considerably wide and tubular stoma having swollen metastegostomal walls with prismatic inner lining bearing five teeth on each plate; basal bulb with usually single haustrulum; tail conoid with a terminal spike; eggs with ridged shells and males with 40–45% distally-fused spicules and a smooth, non-indented bursa having slender papillae in 2/4 + p + 3 configuration. Other populations identified as T. synpapillata and T. palmarum Gerber and Giblin-Davis (1990) are reported for the first time from India. An identification key to species is provided. Relationships within the genus are discussed.
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The work was supported by the grants from Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), New Delhi.
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Tahseen, Q., Sultana, R. & Khan, R. Species of Teratorhabditis (Osche, 1952) Dougherty, 1953 (Nematoda:Rhabditida) from sewage and manure samples in India including a discussion on relationships within the genus. Hydrobiologia 583, 127–140 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0489-1
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