Spicules of 9 Meloidogyne, 2 Heterodera, 3 Globodera, and 12 other plant-parasitic, insect-parasitic, and free-living nematodes were excised and examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Gubernacula of some of the species were also excised, and their structure was determined. The two spicules of all species examined were symmetrically identical in morphology. The spicule typically cons...

The present study describes morphological and molecular detection of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Haemaphysalis spp. Infesting cattle from different agro climatic zones Mizoram. Microscopy revealed hexagonal basis capitulum in both sexes, shorter mouth parts absence festoons on the posterior border. Morphologically, mouthparts showed laterally projected conical palps. They were without a...