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<p>Three species of mononchids belonging to the <italic>Prionchulus</italic> Cobb, 1916 genus, one new and two previously known species collected from natural ecosystem of Khorramabad county, Lorestan province, south west of Iran, are described. <italic>Prionchulus girchi</italic> sp. nov. is morphologically characterized by its 2.1 – 2.2 mm body length, numerous cuticular pores, slightly offset lip region, prominent labial and cephalic papillae, cephalic papillae larger than labial ones, barrel-shaped and spacious (40 – 43 × 22.5 – 24 μm) buccal cavity, weakly rounded tail tip and weakly expressed tail tip´s hyaline. In this study, <italic>P. fagi</italic> and <italic>P. muscorum</italic> were also collected and some additional data of these two species are also given.</p></abstract>

Three species of mononchids belonging to the Prionchulus Cobb, 1916 genus, one new and two previously known species collected from natural ecosystem of Khorramabad county, Lorestan province, south west of Iran, are described. Prionchulus girchi sp. nov. is morphologically characterized by its 2.1 – 2.2 mm body length, numerous cuticular pores, slightly offset lip region, prominent labial and cephalic papillae, cephalic papillae larger than labial ones, barrel-shaped and spacious (40 – 43 × 22.5 – 24 μm) buccal cavity, weakly rounded tail tip and weakly expressed tail tip´s hyaline. In this study, P. fagi and P. muscorum were also collected and some additional data of these two species are also given.

Description of <italic>Prionchulus girchi</italic> sp. nov. (Nematoda: Mononchina) with additional data on two known species of the genus <italic>Prionchulus</italic> from Lorestan province, Iran

Helminthologia

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Description of  sp. nov. (Nematoda: Mononchina) with additional data on two known species of the genus  from Lorestan province, Iran

Three species of mononchids belonging to the Prionchulus Cobb, 1916 genus, one new and two previously known species collected from natural ecosystem of...

Description of Prionchulus girchi sp. nov. (Nematoda: Mononchina) with additional data on two known species of the genus Prionchulus from Lorestan province, Iran

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 10, 2021

Page range: 85 - 91

Received: Apr 27, 2020

Accepted: Dec 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0011

Keywords
Mononchida, new species, sp. nov,

© 2021 E. Bazgir, A. Naghavi, Z. Zolfaghari, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Description of Prionchulus girchi sp. nov. (Nematoda: Mononchina) with additional data on two known species of the genus Prionchulus from Lorestan province, Iran

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 10, 2021

Page range: 85 - 91

Received: Apr 27, 2020

Accepted: Dec 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0011

KeywordsMononchida, new species, sp. nov,

© 2021 E. Bazgir, A. Naghavi, Z. Zolfaghari, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Mononchida, new species, sp. nov,