Original Research

Aporcelaimidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from the Kruger National Park

Annelize Botha, J. Heyns
Koedoe | Vol 33, No 2 | a439 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v33i2.439 | © 1990 Annelize Botha, J. Heyns | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 23 September 1990 | Published: 23 September 1990

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Annelize Botha, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
J. Heyns, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa

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Abstract

This paper deals with Aporcelaimidae from the central part of the Kruger National Park. Five new species are described, viz.Aporcelaimus pseudospiralis n.sp., Aporcelaimellus adriaani n.sp., Aporcelaimellus micropunctatus n.sp., Aporcelaimellus parapapillatusn.sp. and Tubixaba minima n.sp. Two further species are recorded and their biometric data tabulated: Makatinus macropunctatus Heyns, 1967 and Tubixaba parva Pretorius, Kruger & Heyns 1987.

Keywords

Aporcelaimidae, Aporcelaimus, Aporcelaimellus, Tubixaba, Makatinus, taxonomy, Nematoda, Kruger National Park.

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