taxonID	type	description	language	source
762487B8FFAFDD38FCC2FEEFFBE42E93.taxon	description	(Fig. 2) Measurements: See Table I. Description: Female: Body tapering gradually in neck region, becoming curved, more ventrally on fixation, more strongly so in posterior half. Cuticle with fine striations, its thickness 15 - 22 fLm on tail tip. Lateral chords 1 / 8 th- 1 / 5 th of body-width near midbody. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral body pores indistinct. Lip region set off from body, 1 / 4 - 2 / 7 body-width at base of oesophagus. Amphids cup-shaped, curved slit-like apertures occupying 2 / 5 th- 2 / 3 rd of corresponding body-width. Odontostyle 1.9 - 2.1 head-widths long; its aperture 1 / 12 th- 1 / 9 th of odontostyle length. Guiding ring 1.2 - 1.4 head-widths from anterior end. Odontophore 1.3 - 1.5 times the odontostyle length. Basal expanded portion of oesophagus 34 - 37 % of neck length. The location of the oesophageal gland nuclei and their orifices are given in Table II. Nerve ring surrounding anterior slender part of oesophagus at 43 - 48 % of neck from anterior end. Cardia hemispheroid, surrounded by intestinal tissues. Oesophago-intestinal disc present. Prerectum 2.0 - 3.6, and rectum 1.0 - 1.2 anal body-width (s) long. Vulva a transverse slit. Vagina extending 2 / 5 - 1 / 2 across the body, encircled proximally by cuticularization. Gonads amphidelphic. Uterus divided into a proximal glandular and a distal muscular part. Oviduct and uterus distinctly separated by sphincter. Ovaries reflexed; oocytes arranged in single row except in growth region. Tail 1.5 - 1.9 anal body-widths long, conoid, terminus rounded, slightly ventrally curved in posterior 1 / 3 rd, with 2 - 3 caudal pores on each side. Male: Supplements consist of an adanal pair and 4 - 6 ventromedians, the latter spaced nearly at regular intervals. Spicules 1.4 - 1.6 anal body-widths along median axis. Lateral guiding pieces well developed. Copulatory muscle bands occupying the area up to slightly above the region of ventromedian supplements. Subventral papillae indistinct. Prerectum 3.7 - 4.3 anal body-widths long. Type habitat and locality: Soil from the Sulphur springs, near Vashisht Temple, Vashisht, Manali (altitude approx. 6,000 ft.), district Kulu, H. P. Specimens from Rohtang Pass were collected from soil around roots of unidentified grasses, district Kulu, H. P.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFAFDD38FCC2FEEFFBE42E93.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimens: Holotype female along with one paratype male mounted on slide H. A. 4 lEnchodelus satendrill; paratypes mounted on slides H. A. 4 IEnchodelus satendri / 2 - 4.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFAFDD38FCC2FEEFFBE42E93.taxon	discussion	Specimens from Rohtang Pass mounted on slides H. A. 5 lEnchodelus satendril 5 - 6.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFAFDD38FCC2FEEFFBE42E93.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis: Enchodelus satendri * n. sp. comes close to E. constrictus Jairajpuri & Loof, 1968 and E. rhaeticus Altherr, 1952. It differs from the former in having a differently shaped lip region and amphids, longer odontostyle (odontostyle 23 - 24?. m long in E. constrictus), longer and flanged odontophore (odontophore 29 - 31 fLm long without flanges in E. constrictus), differently shaped spicules and lateral guiding pieces, and ventromedian supplements arranged nearly at regular intervals and, from E. rhaeticus in differently shaped lip region and amphids, longer odontostyle (odontostyle 22 tkm in E. rhaeticus), longer and flanged odontophore (odontophore 32 tkm long without flanges in E. rhaeticus), and a more posteriorly situated vulva (V = 41 in E. rhaeticus).	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA9DD34FCA4FCACFAB12DA5.taxon	description	(Fig. 3) Measurements: See Table I. Description: Female: Body tapering slightly in neck region, posterior half curving ventrally on fixation. Cuticle finely striated, its thickness 20 - 23> m on tail tip. Lateral chords about 1 / 4 th of body-width near midbody. Dorsal, ventral and lateral body pores indistinct. Lip region set off from body, about 1 / 4 th body-width at base of oesophagus. Amphids cup-shaped, irregularly curved slit-like apertures occupying about 3 / 4 th of corresponding body-width. Odontostyle 3.5 - 3.6 head-widths long; its aperture about 1 / 20 th of odontostyle length. Guiding ring about 2.3 head-widths from anterior end. Odontophore about equal to odontostyle length. Basal expanded portion of oesophagus about 37 % of neck length. The location of the dorsal oesophageal gland nucleus and first pair of subventral oesophageal gland nuclei and their orifices given in Table II. The second pair of subventral oesophageal gland nuclei and their orifice not visible. Nerve ring surrounding anterior slender part of oesophagus at 42 - 43 % of neck length from anterior end. Cardia rounded, surrounded by intestinal tissues. Prerectum 5.0 - 5.6, and rectum about one anal body-width (s) long. Vulva a transverse slit. Vagina extending about 2 / 5 of width across the body, encircled at proximal end by cuticularization and at distal end by sphincter. Gonads amphidelphic. Uterus divided into a proximal glandular and a distal muscular part. Oviduct and uterus distinctly separated by sphincter. Spindle-shaped sperms present in uterus and oviduct. Ovaries reflexed; oocytes arranged first in single, then in double rows. Tail 1.8 - 1.9 anal body-widths long, conoid, ventrally curved, with 2 caudal pores on each side, terminus rounded. Male: Not found. Type habitat and locality: Same as E. thornei.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA9DD34FCA4FCACFAB12DA5.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimens: Holotype mounted on slide H. A. 5 lEnchodelus maximusll, paratype on slide H. A. 5 lEnchodelus maximus / 2.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA9DD34FCA4FCACFAB12DA5.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis: Enchodelus maximus n. sp. comes closest to E. nepalensis Zullini, 1973, but differs in having a longer and slenderer body (L = 2.1 - 2.3 mm and a = 23 - 30 in females of E. nepalensis), shorter odontostyle (odontostyle 66 - 70 p, m in E. nepalensis), and in having differently shaped amphids.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA5DD36FCADFDFFFB3A2F65.taxon	description	(Fig. 4) Measurements: See Table I. Description: Female: Body tapering slightly towards both extremities, when fixed curving ventrally behind base of oesophagus and more so in posterior third. Cuticle finely striated, its thickness 6 - 8 p, m on tail tip. Lateral chords 1 / 7 th- 1 / Sth of body-width near midbody. Dorsal, ventral and lateral body pores indistinct. Lip region well set off from body, 1 / 4 - 1 / 3 body-widths at base of oesophagus. Amphids cup-shaped, curved slit-like apertures occupying about 1 / 2 of corresponding body-width. Odontostyle 1.4 - 1.7 head-widths long with an aperture about 1 / 8 th of odontostyle length. Guiding ring 0.9 - 1.1 head-widths from anterior end. Odontophore 1.1 - 1.3 times the odontostyle length. Basal expanded portion of oesophagus 34 - 37 % of neck length. The location of the oesophageal gland nuclei and their orifices is given in Table II. Nerve ring surrounding anterior slender part of oesophagus at 44 - 48 % of neck length from anterior end. Cardia hemispheroid, surrounded by intestinal tissues. A well developed oesophago-intestinal disc present. Prerectum 2.5 - 3.5 and rectum 0.8 - 1.0 anal body-widths long. Vulva a transverse slit. Vagina extending 1 / 3 - 2 / 5 across the body, encircled proximally by cuticularization and distally by sphincter muscles. Gonads amphidelphic. Uterus divided into a proximal glandular and a distal muscular part. Ovaries reflexed; oocytes arranged in single row except in growth region. Tail 0.7 - 0.9 anal body-widths long, bluntly-conoid or hemispheroid, with 2 caudal pores on each side. Male: Supplements consist of an adanal pair and 7 ventromedians, the latter spaced at irregular intervals (Fig. 4, I). Spicules about 1.5 anal body-widths along median axis. Lateral guiding pieces well developed. Copulatory muscle bands occupying the area up to ventromedian supplements. Four pairs of rectal glands present. Subventral papillae 7, spaced at irregular intervals. Prerectum starts from 3 rd ventromedian supplements, about 3 anal body-widths long. Type habitat and locality: Soil around roots of weeds and mosses, Rohalla Falls (altitude approx. 8,500 ft.), Manali, district Kulu, H. P.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA5DD36FCADFDFFFB3A2F65.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimens: Holotype mounted on slide H. A. 141 Enchodelus parateresll, paratypes on slides H. A. 14 / Enchodelusparateres / 2 - 4.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA5DD36FCADFDFFFB3A2F65.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis: Enchodelus parateres n. sp. comes close to E. teres Thorne, 1939 and E. laevis Thorne, 1939. It differs from the former in having a well set off and differently shaped lip region, differently shaped amphids, longer prerectum (prerectum twice the anal body-width in E. teres), tail differently shaped and without saccate bodies, sperm present in the oviduct and in being bisexual and from E. laevis in having differently shaped and well set off lip region, differently shaped amphids, longer odontostyle (odontostyle about one head-width in E. laevis), comparatively shorter odontophore in relation to odontostyle (odontophore about twice the odontostyle length in E. laevis), shorter basal expanded portion of oesophagus (basal expanded portion of oesophagus slightly less than 50 % of oesophageal length in E. laevis), and tail without saccate bodies.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA7DD30FC82FC3CFA0124BB.taxon	description	(Fig. 5) Measurements: See Table I. Description: Female: Body tapering gradually in neck region, posterior half or third curved ventrally on fixation. Cuticle finely striated, its thickness on tail tip 6 jum. Lateral chords occupying 1 / 8 th- 1 / 7 th of body-width near middle. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral body pores indistinct. Lip region set off from body, about 1 / 3 body-width at base of oesophagus. Amphids cup-shaped, curved slit-like apertures occupying more than one-half to less than two-thirds of corresponding body-width. Odontostyle about 3 head-widths long; its aperture about 1 / 16 th of odontostyle length. Guiding ring 2.6 - 3.0 head-widths from anterior end. Odontophore 1.0 - 1.2 times odontostyle length. Basal expanded part of oesophagus 34 - 38 % of neck length. The location of oesophageal gland nuclei and their orifices given in Table II. Nerve ring surrounding anterior slender part of oesophagus at 48 - 54 % of neck length from anterior end. Cardia hemispheroid, surrounded by intestinal tissues. Prerectum 2.7 - 3.3, and rectum 0.8 - 1.1 anal body-widths long. Vulva a transverse slit. Vagina extending about halfway across the body, encircled at proximal end by cuticularization and at distal end by sphincter. Gonads amphidelphic. Uterus divided into a proximal glandular and a distal muscular part. A round spermatheca-like structure is also present. Oviduct and uterus distinctly separated by a well developed sphincter. A prominent sphincter is also present between the ovary and oviduct pouch. Ovaries reflexed; oocytes arranged in single row except in growth region. Eggs 70 X 30 tLm. Tail 0.7 - 0.8 anal body-widths long, convex-conoid, with two caudal pores on each side. Male: Not found. Type habitat and locality: Soil around roots of barley, Hordeum vulgare near Railway Station, Bharmar (altitude approx. 1,800 ft.), H. P. Single specimen from soil around roots of unidentified grasses, Upper Bakrota Hills, Dalhousie (altitude approx. 7,000 ft.), H. P.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA7DD30FC82FC3CFA0124BB.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimens: Holotype female along with paratype female mounted on slide H. A. 6 lEnchodelus microdoroides / l. Specimen from Upper Bakrota Hills mounted on slide H. A. 107 / Enchodelus microdoroides / 2.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA7DD30FC82FC3CFA0124BB.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis: Enchodelus microdoroides n. sp. comes close to E. macrodorus (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1939; E. hopedorus (Thorne, 1929) Thorne, 1939; and E. hopedoroides Altherr, 1963. The new species differs from E. macrodorus, in having a shorter body (L = 1.47 - 1.60 mm in E. macrodorus), posteriorly situated vulva (V = 42 in E. macrodorus), differently shaped amphids and tail, longer odontostyle (about 2.0 - 2.5 head widths in E. macrodorus), longer odontophore (less than 3 head-widths in E. macrodorus), and posteriorly situated guiding ring (about 1.5 head-widths from anterior end in E. macrodorus); it can be distinguished from E. hopedorus in having a shorter body (L = 1.43 mm in E. hopedorus), longer odontostyle (about 2 head-widths in E. hopedorus), longer odontophore (about 2.5 head-widths in E. hopedorus), posteriorly situated guiding ring (about 1.2 head-widths from anterior end in E. hopedorus), and differently shaped tail; it differs from E. hopedoroides by the smaller body (L = 1.42 - 1.85 mm in E. hopedoroides), longer odontostyle (about 2 head-widths in E. hopedoroides), longer odontophore (about 2.5 head-widths in E. hopedoroides), and differently shaped tail.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
762487B8FFA1DD33FD01F6E9FB912E77.taxon	discussion	A single female of Enchodelus longidens has been recorded from soil around roots of deodar, Cedrus deodara, Nagar, district Kulu, H. P. We thank the Head, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for providing the laboratory facilities. The first author is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi for financial assistance, and the second author to the University authorities for financial assistance under the ' Individual Research Scheme' of the Faculty of Science.	en	Baqri, Qaiser H., Jairajpuri, M. Shamim (1974): Nematodes Of High Altitudes In India V. Five New Species Of The Genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida). Nematologica 20 (2): 131-146, DOI: 10.1163/187529274X00113
