Altitudinal gradient affect abundance, diversity and metabolic footprint of soil nematodes in Banihal-Pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range.

Despite enormous diversity, abundance and their role in ecosystem processes, little is known about how community structures of soil-inhabiting nematodes differ across elevation gradient. For this, soil nematode communities were investigated along an elevation gradient of 1000-2500 masl across a temperate vegetation in Banihal-Pass of Pir-Panjal mountain range. We aimed to determine how the elevation gradient affect the nematode community structure, diversity and contribution to belowground carbon assimilation in the form of metabolic footprint.

A new species of the rare nematode genus Rostrulium Siddiqi, 1995 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimidae) from India.

Rostrulium indicum sp. n. is described and illustrated from Western Ghats, India.

Epidorylaimus monhystera sp. n., an atypical species of the genus Epidorylaimus Andrássy, 1986 (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae) from Japan.

Epidorylaimus monhystera sp. n. is described and illustrated from Japan.