A stunt nematode, Tylenchorhynchus thermophilus n. sp., is described and illustrated from soil collected around roots of saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) in Death Valley, California. It is distinguished from the similar species, T. ewingi, T. mexicanus, and T. mashoodi, in having a longer female body, longer tail with more annules, and larger phasmids. Physical and chemical analysis of soil from ...

The organisms of the soil food web, dependent on resources from plants or on amendment from other sources, respond characteristically to enrichment of their environment by organic matter. Primary consumers of the incoming substrate, including bacteria, fungi, plant-feeding nematodes, annelids, and some microarthropods, are entry-level indicators of enrichment. However, the quantification of abu...

six belonolaim species were collected from grasslands of sabalan region. the found species belong to genera amplimerlinius, merlinius, nagelus, neodolichorhynchus, paramerlinius and tylenchorhynchus. among the found species, neodolichorhynchus judithae is reported for the first time from iran and is characterized byhaving offset head, cuticule with 16 longitudinal ridges, delicate stylet 21-23 ...