Leidynema appendiculatum ( Leidy, 1850 ) Chitwood, 1932

Shah, Manjur, 2011, Nematode parasites of invertebrates from Manipur, North East India (Diagnosis, keys and illustration), Zootaxa 3107, pp. 1-37 : 16

Species: Leidynema appendiculatum ( Leidy, 1850) Chitwood, 1932

( Figs. 10 & 11 )

Host: Periplaneta americana Linn.

Habitat: Gut

Locality: Imphal, Manipur, India

Ma terial: Leidynema appendiculatum females/slides no.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; Leidynema appendiculatum males/slides no.10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 deposited in the nematode collection of the Museum of Department of

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FIGURE 10. Leidynema appendiculatum (Leidy, 1850) Chitwood, 1932: A—Female anterior end, B—Female cephalic end, C—Female showing intestinal diverticulum, D—Female posterior end (lateral view), E—Female posterior end (ventral view), F—Male cephalic end, G—Male posterior end (lateral view), H—Male posterior end (ventral view), I—Eggs, J—Spicule (Shah, 2007).

FIGURE 11. Photomicrographs of Leidynema appendiculatum (Leidy, 1850) Chitwood, 1932: A—Female anterior half showing excretory pore and intestinal diverticulum (lateral view), B—Female posterior half (lateral view) showing coiled uterus, C—Female cephalic end showing buccal cavity and prominent cephalic annules, D—Female posterior end (ventral view) showing lateral alae, F—Male entire (ventral view) showing lateral alae, G—Male posterior end showing spicule (ventral view), H—egg (Shah, 2007).