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B.A. Ebsary; Two new species of Macroposthonia (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from Canada. Can.J.Zool. 59:115-118, 1981

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Macroposthonia parareedi n. sp. and Macroposthonia canadensis n. sp. are described from Canada. Macroposthonia parareedi differs from M. reedi by 111-121 body annules, longer stylet of 59-66 µm, vulva 12-13 annules from terminus, and excretory pore 31-34 annules from head. Macroposthonia canadensis differs from M. onoensis and M. palustris by the absence of submedian lobes, the crenate cuticle, and excretory pore 34-43 annules from head.