Chitwoodiella longicardia Shah, 2008

Shah, Manjur, 2011, Nematode parasites of invertebrates from Manipur, North East India (Diagnosis, keys and illustration), Zootaxa 3107, pp. 1-37 : 30

Species: Chitwoodiella longicardia Shah, 2008

( Figs. 22 & 23 )

Host: Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois

Site: Gut

Locality: Imphal, Manipur, India

Material: Chitwoodiella longicardia females/slides no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12,13; Chitwoodiella longicardia males/slides no.14,15,16 deposited in the nematode collection of the Museum of Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, U.P. India.

Figures

FIGURE 22. Chitwoodiella longicardia Shah, 2008: A—Female anterior end, B—Female vulval region, C—Female posterior end (lateral view), D—Female cephalic end, E—Male cephalic end, F—Male oesophageal region, G— Male posterior end (lateral view under different focuses), H—Male posterior end (ventral view), I— Eggs

FIGURE 23. Photomicrographs of Chitwoodiella longicardia Shah, 2008: A—Female entire (lateral view), B—Female anterior end showing prominent annulations in cervical region and in buccal cavity, C—Female oesophageal bulb and intestine showing modified cardia, D—Magnified and cut-open view of female oesophagus showing corpus, nerve ring, bulb and modified & elongated cardia, E—Eggs showing egg filaments joining one another, F—Male entire (lateral view), G—Male posterior end (ventral view).