Abstract
The present paper reports three species of soil nematodes of the suborder Cephalobina collected from Ladakh region of the Jammu & Kashmir State, India. Two species, Cervidellus vexilliger (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1937 and Chiloplacus demani (Thorne, 1925) Thorne, 1937 are reported for the first time from India, while, Acrobeloides nanus (de Man, 1880) Anderson 1968 is a first record from Ladakh. The species dealt with here have been adequately described and photomicrographed, with additional notes provided on variations encountered in measurements. The occurrence of these species from trans-Himalayan zone conforms with the zoogeographical pattern of distribution of the invertebrate fauna of the zone which harbours both Palaearctic and Oriental elements.
Highlights
Ladakh is home to some very beautiful lakes, which play significant hydrological roles
The studies on soil nematodes collected from the recent survey of Ladakh (July 2008), revealed two new records for India, Cervidellus vexilliger Thorne, 1937 and Chiloplacus demani (Thorne, 1925) Thorne, 1937, while, Acrobeloides nanus Anderson, 1968 is being recorded for the first time from Ladakh
Pangong Tso is a long brackish lake spanning Indo Chinese border
Summary
Ladakh is home to some very beautiful lakes, which play significant hydrological roles. The studies on soil nematodes collected from the recent survey of Ladakh (July 2008), revealed two new records for India, Cervidellus vexilliger (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1937 and Chiloplacus demani (Thorne, 1925) Thorne, 1937, while, Acrobeloides nanus (de Man, 1880) Anderson, 1968 is being recorded for the first time from Ladakh. Three lakes surveyed were Pangong Tso, Tsomoriri and Tsokar.
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