. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). NEMATODES FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN 99 anterior to the cephalic capsule, and four longer cephalic setae at the anterior border of the capsule. The capsule itself is made of very thick cuticle, and is perforated all over with conspicuous pores. There are small patches of rather opaque sclerotization at the bases of the cephalic setae. The capsule is relatively short, its width being more than twice its height. The amphids are small, and describe a spiral of two turns (Fig. 6a). The buccal cavity is quite small and con- tains a rather indistinct sm
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). NEMATODES FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN 99 anterior to the cephalic capsule, and four longer cephalic setae at the anterior border of the capsule. The capsule itself is made of very thick cuticle, and is perforated all over with conspicuous pores. There are small patches of rather opaque sclerotization at the bases of the cephalic setae. The capsule is relatively short, its width being more than twice its height. The amphids are small, and describe a spiral of two turns (Fig. 6a). The buccal cavity is quite small and con- tains a rather indistinct small pointed dorsal tooth. Six files of short setae extend down the length of the body, these being most numerous in the cervical region and on the male tail. The oesophagus is swollen posteriorly into a pyriform bulb, the cuticular lining of which shows no special thickening. The nerve-ring encircles the oesophagus immediately anterior to this bulb. The tail is relatively long and is evenly tapered throughout its length. The cuticle on the tail tip is clear and unmarked (Fig. 6c).. Fig. 6. Desmodora inasira sp. nov. a, Lateral view of male head, b, Lateral view of spicules and gubernaculum. c, Male Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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