New records of Xiphinema illyricum Barsi & Lamberti, 1999 from Montenegro (Nematoda: Dorylaimida)

Abstract

Discovery of Xiphinema illyricum in soil samples collected near Donja Seoca in Montenegro (2001, 2003 and 2007) represents the first recording of this species after the original description from the vicinity of Danilovgrad in 1999. A population collected in 2001 is described and illustrated, and morphometric data for females and four juvenile developmental stages are presented. This population is very similar to the type population and minor differences in morphometric data are considered to be intraspecific variability.