KOREASCHOLAR

Oncholaimid nematode, Oncholaimus secundicollis Shimada, Kajihara and Mawatari, 2009, is firstly reported based on a comparative morphological study. The present specimens of O. secundicollis are collected from rocky intertidal seagrass on the eastern coast of Korea. Oncholaimus secundicollis is distinguished from all of its congeners by the following combination of morphological characteristics: buccal cavity large with thick cuticular wall and three teeth, left subventral tooth larger than right subventral or dorsal teeth, and the presence of two remarkable precloacal papillae with nine pairs of cloacal setae and single ventral tail papilla with two pairs of short setae. In this study, we provide taxonomic description and illustration of unrecorded species of the genus Oncholaimus.

• Hyo Jin Lee(The Division of EcoCreative, The Graduate School, Ewha Womans University)
• Hyun Soo Rho(Dokdo Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
• Jongwoo Jung(The Division of EcoCreative, The Graduate School, Ewha Womans University, Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University) Corresponding author