Four new species of Xiphinema Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda : Dorylaimida) from East Africa
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1979
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Xiphinema neobasiri sp. n. and X. michelluci sp. n. are described from cultivated soils of Malawi and X. heynsi sp. n. and X. mammatum sp. n. from a lucerne field in South Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. X. neobasiri sp. n. and X. michelluci sp. n. are close to X. basiri and X. seredouense, respectively. X. heynsi sp. n. is close to X. clavatum but differs in having a continuous lip region, a shorter odontostyle and a non-clavate female tail. X. mammatum sp. n. has a hemispherical tail end bearing an offset terminal peg directed dorsally and stellate spines in the uterus. Numerous spore-like bodies occur in the uterus of X. michelluci sp. n. Males are described for X. heynsi sp. n. and X. mammatum sp. n.