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Academic Profile Dr. WASIM AHMAD

Ph. D., D. Sc, FNASc, FNAAS, FLS (London), JSPS Fellow (Japan) Professor & Ex-Chairperson Department of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh – 202 002 INDIA Director

Academic Programmes Committee Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh- 202 002 Contact details: Telephone (O). +91 571 2720921‐23 Ext. 3430, 3431, 3441 Mobile: +919897397412 e-mail: ahmadwasim57@gmail.com , Prof. Wasim Ahmad is an Internationally acclaimed Nematologist with about four decades of research experience on soil nematode fauna of different geographical regions of India and over twenty different countries of the world. He has described over three hundred new taxa of nematodes and made detailed Scanning Electron Microscopic observations and molecular characterization of several nematode species. His ecological studies using nematodes as ecological models for food web diagnostic studies in soil ecosystem and the effect of pollutants on the nematode food web is highly appreciated world over. His SEM studies led to the discovery of several hitherto unknown morphological features in nematodes, whereas, the molecular studies using 18s rDNA sequence has given new insight into phylogenetic relationships. He has also contributed significantly to the functional diversity and food web diagnostics of soil inhabiting nematodes in natural forests as well as polluted crop fields. All his work has been published in top Nematology Journals of the world, such as Nematology (The Netherlands), Fundamentals and Applied Nematology (France), Journal of Nematode Morphology & Systematics (Spain), Japanese Journal of Nematology (Japan), International Journal of Nematology (U.K). Journal of Natural History (U.K.), Zootaxa (New Zealand), Jounal of Nematology (USA) etc. His monumental books entitled “Dorylaimida; Free-living, predaceous and plant parasitic nematodes” (1992) and Mononchida: Predaceous Nematodes (2010), both published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands are unique world-wide reference for study of dorylaim and mononchid nematodes. His other books include “Plant-parasitic nematodes of India : An Identification Manual”, a monograph on Alaimina, a book on management of gram pod

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borer (Helicoverpa armigera), and a book entitled Nematodes as bio-indicator of soil ecosystem published from Germany. He has recently (2018) edited two volumes: entitled “Termites and Sustainable management” Vol I. Biology, Social Behaviour & Economic Importance and Vol. II. Economic Losses and Management, published by Springer, Switzerland under its Sustainability in Plant & Crop Protection series. He has visited many countries as visiting Professor/Scientists on prestigious visiting fellowships from Royal Society (UK), DFG (Germany), JSPS (Japan), Erasmus Mundus Scholar (European Union), CAS (China), KOSEF (Korea), SNU Singapore, INBio Costa Rica and many others. Dr. Ahmad is recipient of E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India (2009), the Vigyan Ratan Award of the Uttar Pradesh Department of Science & Technology (2010), S.P. Gupta Gold Medal of Zoological Society of India (2011) and the Recognition award of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India (2013). He is Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS) and a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London (FLS).

Academic Qualifications D. Sc* (Doctor of Science) 1993 Aligarh Muslim Univ. Zoology (Nematology) Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) 1981 Aligarh Muslim Univ. Zoology (Nematology) M. Phil (Master of Philosophy) 1979 Aligarh Muslim Univ. Zoology (Nematology) M. Sc (Master of Science) 1977 Aligarh Muslim Univ. Zoology (Nematology) B. Sc (Bachelor of Science) 1975 Aligarh Muslim Univ. Zoology * Highest degree of Science Title of Dissertation and thesis 1. M. Sc dissertation: A study of adult and juvenile stages of Hoplolaimus indicus at Aligarh.

2. M. Phil dissertation: Study of Nematodes of wetlands.

3. Ph. D thesis: Study of dorylaim nematodes

4. D. Sc thesis: Taxonomic studies on soil inhabiting nematodes.

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Scholarships/Fellowships awarded As M. Sc student

1. Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship of Aligarh Muslim University As Ph. D student

1. Junior Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 2. Senior Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 3. Senior Research Fellowship of Indian Council of Agricultural Research 4. Post-doctoral Fellowship of Council of Scientific and industrial Research

Subject of Specialization Nematology Area of research Biodiversity, taxonomy, ultrastructure and functional morphology, molecular taxonomy, ecology, phylogenomics Teaching Experience Zoology (Post-graduate) 35+ years Zoology (Under-graduate) 30 years Agriculture (Post-graduate) (Nematology/Plant Protection) 10 year Research Experience 40+ years Specialized Training obtained Molecular taxonomy

1. CABI Institute of Parasitology, St. Albans, U.K. (with Dr. Alix Reid) 2. Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, U.K. (with Dr. Mark Philip)

Entomopathogenic nematodes Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, U. K. (with Dr. Nigel Hague) Nematode Ecology Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, U. K. (with Dr. Brian Boag)

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Animal Behaviour and Ecology Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India (with Prof. R. Gaddaker) Research supervision Ten students obtained Ph. D and three M. Phil. under supervision Research Publications Books Authored Seven (04 Foreign; 03 Indian) Books Edited Three (Springer, Switzerland) Book chapters Sixteen Research papers 182 (Foreign Journals 165; Indian Journals 17) Fellow / Member of Scientific Societies 1. Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc) 2. Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS)

3. Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS) 4. Life member of the Indian Society for Parasitologists 5. Life member of the Nematological Society of India 6. Member, Executive Council, Indian Society for Parasitologists

International accreditation

1. Organized summer course on Nematode Taxonomy at Fudan Uiversity, Shanghai, China (July-August 2016 & August 2019).

2. Organized summer course on Nematode Taxonomy at Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (July 2018).

3. ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLAR to act a faculty for European Masters in Nematology Courses at Belgium and Spain during the Academic Session 2009-2011.

4. JSPS- Invitation Fellowship to work at the National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan (2002-2003).

5. JSPS -Invitation Fellowship to work at National Agriculture Research Centre, Tsukuba, Japan for ten months (2007-08)

6. INSA-Royal Society, London Visiting Fellowship (July-November 1995).

7. INSA-DFG, Germany visiting fellowship (Sept. 1999 - Feb. 2000).

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8. South-South Fellowship of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

(1999).

9. Visiting Fellowship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (June-July 1999).

10. Visiting Scientist at the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica (June-July 2001).

11. Visiting Professor at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, the National

University of Singapore, (August-September 2003).

12. Visiting Scientist, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (September 2006)

13. Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (August-September

2006)

14. INSA-KOSEF Visiting Fellowship to work at National Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Suwon, Korea (June-September 2007)

15. Visiting Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Shenyang, China (October-November, 2009)

16. INSA-JSPS visiting Fellowship to work at National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan (2012)

17. Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (July-August 2016) to organize First training Programme on Nematode Taxonomy.

18. Visiting Professor at Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of

Sciences, Shenyang, China (August 2016)

19. Visiting Professor at Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (July 2018)

Awards and Honours NATIONAL

1. M.S. Jairajpuri Gold Medal of the CSJM University, Kanpur (2019)

2. E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy for the year 2009 by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The award

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carries a medallion, a scroll, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.

1,00,000/-.

3. VIGYAN RATAN Samman of the U.P. Council of Science & Technology for the

year 2010-2011. The award carries a medallion, a scroll, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-

4. Recognition Award in Plant Protection by the National Academy of Agricultural

Sciences, India for the biennium 2011-2012. The award carries Citation, a Gold plated silver Medal and cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-

5. Prof. S.P. Gupta Gold Medal of the Zoological Society of India (2011)

6. Felicitated by Zoological Society of India for commendable research and outstanding contribution in the field of Zoology at the 20th

All India Congress of Zoology held at CIFE, Mumbai (December 2009)

7. Young Scientist Award of MAAS (1993) for outstanding and significant contributions in Life Sciences

8. D. Sc (Doctor of Science), highest and rare Academic distinction awarded by

Aligarh Muslim University (1993).

INTERNATIONAL:

1. ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholar (2010-2011) Spain & Belgium.

2. JSPS (Japan) Invitation Fellow (2003-2004 & 2007-2008)

3. Institut Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Costa Rica, Visiting Fellow (2001)

4. Royal Society, London Visiting Fellow (1995)

5. INSA-DFG (Germany) Visiting Fellow (1999-2000)

6. TWAS (Italy) visiting Fellow (1999)

7. Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professor (2006, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019)

8. University of Singapore- RMBR Visiting Professor (2003)

9. INSA-KOSEF Korea Visiting Scientist (2007)

10. INSA-JSPS visiting Fellow, Japan (2012)

11. Organized summer course on Nematode Taxonomy at Fudan University,

Shanghai, China (18th to 24th July, 2016).

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12. Organized summer course on Nematode Taxonomy at Institute of Applied

Ecology, Shenyang, China (July 1 to 15th

13. Organized summer course on Nematode Taxonomy at Fudan University,

Shanghai, China (24-31 August, 2019).

July, 2018).

Association with International Journals Member Editorial Board

Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, Spain (since 2001) (only Journal in the world purely devoted to Taxonomy & Morphology of nematodes

Indian Journal of Nematology, India (2003-2005) Journal of Evolutionary Biology Research USA Journal of Threatened Taxa, India International Journal of Science & Nature, India Scholarly Journal of Agricultural Sciences Pakistan Journal of Nematology European Journal of Zoology Reviewer of papers published in

1. Nematologica, The Netherlands 2. International Journal of Nematology, U.K. 3. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, Spain 4. Zootaxa, New Zealand 5. Nematologia Mediteranea, Italy 6. Journal of Natural History, London, UK 7. Zookeys, USA 8. PLOS ONE 9. Springer plus 10. Current Science 11. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, Elsiver 12. Journal of Fertilizer and Pesticides 13. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, USA 14. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, USA 15. Biodiversity Journal 16. Miscellanea Zoologica, Spain 17. Reviewer Research projects submitted to DST & DBT

Other Academic Activities:

1. Member, Third party independent evaluation committee of MOEF&CC for All India Coordinated Research Project on Capacity building in Taxonomy

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2. Organizing Chairman, National Symposium on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University (November 2, 2019)

3. Organizing Chairman, International Conference on Advances in Zoological Research & Workshop on RT-PCR at Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University (March 9-10, 2019)

4. Organizing Chairman, workshop on Project Funding in Higher Education, Aligarh Muslim University (March 10, 2018)

5. Director, Academic Programme Committee, Aligarh Muslim University (May 2017- cont.)

6. Convener, IPR Cell, Aligarh Muslim University (May 2017- cont.) 7. Coordinator, DST-PURSE Programme, Aligarh Muslim University (June

2018- cont.) 8. Coordinator, MHRD-SPARC Programme, Aligarh Muslim University

(October 2018- cont.) 9. Coordinator, PMRF Programme, Aligarh Muslim University (Oct. 2019) 10. Member, Committee for Advance studies and Research, Faculty of Life

Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Nov. 2016- cont) 11. Member, Committee for Advance studies and Research, Faculty of

Medicine, A.M.U. Aligarh (2017- con.). 12. Member, Committee for Advance studies and Research, Faculty of

Agriculture, A.M.U. Aligarh (2016- cont). 13. Expert Member, Scientific Monitoring Committee, Zoological Survey of

India, MOEF&CC, Govt. of India (2016---) 14. Member Steering Committee, All India Coordinated Project on Capacity

Building in Taxonomy, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India (2013---).

15. Member Sectional Committee, The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi (2009-2012 & 2015-2018)

16. Co-opted member, Department of Bioscience, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2018-2020)

17. Co-opted member, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2012-2015)

18. Expert, Annual Institute Research Council, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (2011-2013)

19. Expert, Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, New Delhi

20. Expert selection committee for Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in several universities.

21. Expert selection committee U.P. Public Service Commission, Allahabad. 22. Coordinator Programmes, International Workshop on new and emerging

trends in Nematological research in the 21st

Century with particular emphasis on plant protection 26.02.2007-0303.2007 at Aligarh Muslim University.

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Invited lectures delivered in India and Foreign Countries:

• Delivered a series of lectures to the participants of Summer course on Nematode Taxonomy and Ecology at the School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (24-31 August, 2019)

• Guest of Honour and Key Note Speaker at the Hands on training on Collection, preservation and Identification of soil fauna at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkatta (March 28-29, 2019)

• Guest of Honour and Invited speaker at the National Conference on Frontiers in Environment, Health & Biosciences, CSJM University Kanpur (16-17 Feb., 2019)

• Delivered a series of lectures to the participants of Second Summer course on Nematode Taxonomy and Ecology at Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (July 1-14, 2018)

• Delivered a series of lectures to the participants of First Summer course on Nematode Taxonomy and Ecology at the School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (18-24th

July, 2016)

• National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan (June 2012)

• A series of lectures to the students of European Masters in Nematology course at the University of Gent, Belgium (December, 2010)

• A series of lectures to the students of European Masters in Nematology course at the Universidad de Jaen, Spain (September-October, 2010)

• Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China

(November 2009)

• Annual meeting of the Japanese Nematological Society, Tsukuba, Japan (September 2008)

• National Agriculture Research Centre, NAFRO, Tsukuba, Japan (August 2008)

• Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan (April 2008)

• Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Japan (April, 2008)

• National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, Suwon, Korea

(July 2007) • Korean Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Korea (July 2007)

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• School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (a series of lectures during August-Sptember, 2006

• Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyan, China, 25th

August 2006

• Department of Biological Sciences, The National University of Singapore, Singapore (September, 2003).

• Plenary session of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nematologists,

Tsukuba, Japan (October 2002)

• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica (July 2001)

• Departmento de Biologia Animal, Vegetal y Ecologia, University of Jaen, Spain (June 2001)

• Institut fur Nematology, Biologische Bundestalt, Munster, Germany (November 1999)

• Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China (June 1999).

• International Nematology Course, University of Gent, Belgium (September 1995)

• Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, U.K. (August 1995).

Attended, Presented papers, Chaired and Co-chaired several Conferrences,

Symposis and Workshops. RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1. Feb. 1978 – April 1979 Worked as Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University under ICAR sponsored Research Project on Predatory Nematodes of the order Mononchida. M.Phil degree was awarded.

2. May 1979 – November 1981 Worked as Junior Research Fellow and subsequently as Senior research Fellow of CSIR. Ph. D thesis was submitted in December 1980 and the degree was awarded in September 1981 by the Aligarh Muslim University.

3. December 1981 – November 1982 Worked as Post-doctoral Fellow of the CSIR. Continued work on the taxonomy of plant parasitic and soil inhabiting nematodes.

4. December 1982 – May 1983

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Worked as Senior Research Assistant under All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematode Pests of Crops at the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University.

5. June 1983 – November 1984

Worked as Pool Scientist of CSIR in the Department of Nematology, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa.

6. December 1984 – October 1988

Worked as Senior Research Assistant under All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematode Pests of Crop at the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University.

7. November 1988 – April 1992 Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University.

8. May 1992 – November 1997

Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University.

9. December 1997 – November 2005 Reader, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University.

10. December 2005 – till date

Professor, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University

11. September 2012-August 2014 Professor, Department of Biology, Jazan University, KSA

Experience of working in foreign labs as visiting Scientist/Professor 1995 England (Four months as INSA Royal Society Fellow))

1. Department of Agriculture, Crop Protection Research Unit, The University of

Reading, Reading 2. Department of Entomology & Nematology, IACR - Rothamsted Experimental

Station, Harpenden 3. International Institute of Parasitology, St. Albans 4. Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London.

Scotland (one month) Department of Zoology & Nematology, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee.

1999 Germany (Six month) as INSA-DFG Fellow at Institut für Nematologie, Biologische Bundesanstalt, Munster, Germany

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China (Two months) as South-South visiting Fellow of TWAS at Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China. 2001 Costa Rica (One month) as INBio visiting Scientist at the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Heredia, Costa Rica 2002-03 Japan (Ten months) as JSPS Invitation Fellow at the National Institute for Agro- Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan. 2003 Singapore (One month) as Visiting Scientist at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore. 2006 China (One month) as Visiting Professor Department of Animal Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 2007 Korea (Three months) as INSA-KOSEF visiting Fellow at National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Suwon 2007-08 Japan (Ten months) as JSPS Invitation Fellow at National Agriculture Research Centre, Tsukuba, Japan. 2009 China (One month) as Visiting Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 2010 Spain (Three months) as ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholar at Departmento de Biologia Animal, Vegetal Y Ecologia, Universidad de Jaen, Jaen, Spain. 2010 Belgium (Two weeks) as ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholar at Laboratorium voor Morfolgie & Systematik Der Dieren, Institut voor Dierkunde, University of Gent, Belgium. 2012 Japan (Two weeks) as INSA-JSPS Visiting Professor at the National Institute for

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan (June 2012). 2016 China (Two weeks) to organize summer course on nematode taxonomy and ecology at

Fudan University, Shanghai, China (July, 2016) 2016 China (Two weeks), as Visiting Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang (July-August, 2016) 2018. China (Two weeks), as Visiting Professor to Organize summer course on nematode

taxonomy at Institute of Applied Ecology, CAS, Shenyang (July 2018) 2019 China (Two week), as Visiting Professor to Organize summer course on nematode

taxonomy at Fudan University, Shanghai (August 2019)

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Collaboration with Foreign Scientists who are Co-authors in my papers 1. P.A.A. Loof, Landbouwhogeschool, Wegeningen, The Netherlands 2. M.R. Siddiqi Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertz, U.K 3. D. Sturhan, Institut für Nematologie und Wierbeltierkunde, Munster, Germany. 4. Brian Boag, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, Scotland. 5.G.F. Bloemers, Center for Population Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks, U.K. 6. F.R. Wanless, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, U.K 7. M.E. Hodda, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, U.K. 8. Alix Reid, CABI Institute of Parasitology, St. Albans, Herts, U.K. 9. S. Elawad, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Berks, U.K. 10. Jihua WU, Institute of Hydrobiology. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wahan, Hubei, China. 11. M.W. Wouts, Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170 Auckland, New Zealand 12. M.T. Vinciguerra, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Universita di Catania, Via Androne 81,95124 Catania, Italy. 13. R. Peña-Santiago, Departmento de Biologia Animal, Vegetal Y Ecologia, Universidad de Jaen, Spain 14. Subbotin S.A., Institute of Parasitology, Russian Academy of Scienences, Moscow, Russia 15. Masaaki Araki, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan 16. H. Okada, Laboratory of Plant Protection, National Agriculture Research Centre Arai, Fukushima, Japan 17. T. Mizukubo, National Agriculture Research Centre, Tsukuba, Japan 18. Dong Ro Choi, National Institute of Agric. Science & Technology, Swan, Korea

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19. J.K. Lee, National Institute of Agric. Science & Technology, Swan, Korea 20. Liang Wenju, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 21. Zhang Min, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 22. Alvarez-Ortega, S. Departmento de Biologia Animal, Vegetal Y Ecologia, Universidad de Jaen, Spain 23. More than fifty authors from around the World in a collaborative paper published in Nature Vol. 572 (2019)

Some International opinions on the Research work of Dr. Wasim Ahmad

Dr. Ahmad is a taxonomist of best sense, he has a true taxonomic vena. His studies on ecology and morphology of nematodes are, however, remarkable as well. We have to thank Dr. Ahmad for new definition of several inexactly known species of nematodes as well. The top of his publication is the book “Dorylaimida”. Every thing we can and must know on that large and so important group of nematodes is to be found in the splendid monograph. It is a manual that may not be missing on the desk of any Nematologist, A monumental work indeed. I estimate Dr. Ahmad a Scientist of high value. He is a true expert. Dr. Ahmad’s scientific life is a great profit to science. By his work and results India has become more known and appreciated in every country where science exists.

(Late) Prof. I. Andrássy Emeritus Professor, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary

Dr. Ahmad is an all-round taxonomist of free-living nematodes. The number of

new taxa that has been described by him is impressive. He has successfully followed the footsteps of his teacher Prof. M. S. Jairajpuri. The department can be ascertained that excellent taxonomic tradition will be continued through researchers such as Dr. Wasim Ahmad

Prof. A. Coomans Formerly Director, Institut vor Dierkunde

University of Gent Belgium

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Professor Wasim Ahmad is a vastly experienced nematode taxonomist who enjoys a world-wide reputation for his work, which has been particularly focused on dorylaims, mononchids and entomopathogenic nematodes. He has made major contributions to our understanding of nematode systematics and biodiversity. He has also contributed to other areas of nematology such as ultrastructure, molecular taxonomy and functional morphology. He publishes extensively in peer reviewed nematology journals and is a regular and trusted peer reviewer of papers submitted by other scientists.

Dr. David J. Hunt Principal Nematode Taxonomist &

Editor-in-Chief, Nematology CABI Bioscience

Egham, UK

In 1997 the Dutch Government funded a project at the Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad aiming at describing the nematode fauna of Costa Rica. Being International Coordinator I realized that many international taxonomists would follow the development with interest. Therefore I asked one of the most acknowledged taxonomists to contribute to that project. The participation of Prof. Ahmad made this inventory successful; his visit to the INBio in June-July 2001 resulted in a valuable series of high quality papers. Dr. Ahmad is an outstanding nematologist. Although Dr. Ahmad is usually seen as the expert of the dorylaim taxonomy, his studies on the ecology and morphology of nematodes are, remarkable as well. Besides his knowledge on Dorylaimida taxonomy, Dr. Ahmad has also built a good reputation regarding the taxonomy and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes; a group of nematodes which were usually described by non-taxonomists.

Dr. A.M.T. Bongers Formerly Head, Deparment of Nematology

Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands

Dr. Ahmad is an internationally acknowledged expert in the taxonomy of certain nematode groups. Dr. Ahmad’s opinion will enhance the value of our collection and advance nematode systematics generally.

Prof. P.J.D. Lambshead Natural History Museum, London

Dr. Ahmad has performed an outstanding contribution in the field of Nematology, very particularly in the taxonomy and morphology of the members of the order Dorylaimida. He is co-author of the major available monograph on this group, published in 1992, which was and is still today, an unique world-wide reference for the study of this nematode taxon. As a consequence of his extraordinary career, he has obtained the respect and the best consideration from other nematologists and colleagues.

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Prof. R. Peña-Santiago Editor, Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics

Universidad de Jaen, Spain

Dr. Ahmad is a distinguished specialist in the taxonomy of the order Dorylaimida.

Dr. D. Sturhan Emeritus Scientist

Biologische Bundesanstalt, Germany

Research Publications Books………. ………………… Ten Foreign 07 Indian 03 Book Chapters……… 16 Research papers………………..182 Foreign Journals 165 Indian Journals 17 Research Journals in which papers have been published: Nature (U.K.); Nematologica (Nematology) (The Netherlands); Revue de Nematologie

(Fundamentals and Applied Nematology) (France); International Journal of Nematology

(Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology) (U.K.); Journal of Nematode Morphology &

Systematics (Spain); Nematologia Mediterranea (Italy); Journal of Natural History

(U.K.); Japanese Journal of Nematology (Japan); Systematic Parasitology (U.K);

Journal of Nematology (USA); Zootaxa (New Zealand); Russian Journal of Nematology

(Russia); Helminthologia (Slovakia); Ekologia (Slovakia); Indian Journal of

Nematology (India); Annales Zoologici (Poland); Canadian Journal of Plant Protection

(Canada); Current Science (India).

Sequence submitted to NCBI by Prof. Wasim Ahmad from his molecular taxonomy work

1. Actus salvadoricus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, ITS1, partial sequence

934 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361450.1 GI: 349584986

2. Mylonchulus mulveyi gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: Ok16

1,793 bp linear DNA

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Accession: AB361449.1 GI: 257900415

3. Mylonchulus mulveyi gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK10

1,726 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361448.1 GI: 257900414

4. Mylonchulus sigmaturus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: Ok29

1,758 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361447.1 GI: 257900413

5. Mylonchulus sigmaturus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK26

1,742 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361446.1 GI: 257900412

6. Mylonchulus oceanicus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: FU91

1,751 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361445.1 GI: 257900411

7. Mylonchulus oceanicus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK171

1,729 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361444.1 GI: 257900410

8. Mylonchulus oceanicus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: KY3

1,741 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361443.1 GI: 257900409

9. Mylonchulus hawaiiensis gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: YU2

1,735 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361442.1 GI: 257900408

10. Mylonchulus hawaiiensis gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK54

1,748 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361441.1 GI: 257900407

11. Mylonchulus hawaiiensis gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK66

1,718 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361440.1 GI: 257900406

12. Mylonchulus hawaiiensis gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK141

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1,747 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361439.1 GI: 257900405

13. Mylonchulus hawaiiensis gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: OK19

1,756 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361438.1 GI: 257900404

14. Mylonchulus brachyuris gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate: I7

1,745 bp linear DNA Accession: AB361437.1

GI: 257900403 15. Mylonchulus brachyuris gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, isolate:

SA17 1,718 bp linear DNA

Accession: AB361436.1 GI: 257900402

16. Actus salvadoricus gene for 18S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence 1,718 bp linear DNA

Accession: AB361035.1 GI: 226434421

17. Moshajia 832 bp linearDNA Accession: MH915669

idiofora voucher small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

Books (Authored) 1. Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1992). Dorylaimida: Free living, Predaceous and plant

parasitic nematodes. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands and Oxford & IBH, New Delhi, 458 pp.

2. Ahmad W. (1996). Plant Parasitic Nematodes of India : An Identification Manual. Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University pub., 347 pp.

3. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2010). Mononchida : The Predaceous Nematodes. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives 7. E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 299 pp

4. Choudhary M., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2010). Alaimina: Free living soil inhabiting nematodes. Aligarh Muslim University pub., 156 pp

5. Hussain M.A. & Ahmad W. (2011). Management of Helicoverpa armigera by Entomopathogenic nematodes. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany 171 pp

6. Tomar V.V.S. & Ahmad W. (2014). Nematodes as bio-indicator of soil ecosystem. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany 120 pp

7. Uzma Tauheed & Ahmad W. (2015). The genus Mesodorylaimus Andrássy, 1959 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). A monographic study. Zoological Survey of India, Occ. paper No. 372, pp 1-147.

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Books (Edited)

1. Khan, M. A & Ahmad W. (2018). Termite and Sustainable management. Vol. 1. Biology, Social Behavious and Economic Importance. Springer, The Netherlands ISBN 978-3-319-72110-1.

2. Khan, M. A. & Ahmad W (2018). Termite and Sustainable management. Vol. 2. Economic Losses and Management. Springer, The Netherlands. ISBN. 978-3-319-68725-4

3. Khan, M. A. & Ahmad W (2019). Microbes for Successful Insect Pest Management: An Eco-friendly Approach. Vol. 1 Springer, The Netherlands. ISBN. ISBN 978-3-030-23044-9 ISSN 2567-9805

Articles contributed in Books 1. Ahmad W (1989). Taxonomy of Superfamily Trichodoroidea (Nematoda:

Triplonchida). In: Nematode Pest Identification (Ed. M.S. Jairajpuri). Deptt. of Zoology, A.M.U. Aligarh, 248-275.

2. Ahmad W (1989). Suspected Phytophagous Dorylaimida. In: Nematode Pest Identification. (Ed. M.S. Jairajpuri). Deptt. of Zoology, A.M.U. Aligarh, 276-285.

3. Ahmad W (1990). Predatory Mononchida. In Nematode Bio-control, Aspects and Prospects (Eds. Jairajpuri, M.S., Alam, M.M. & Ahmad, I). CBS Publication , Delhi, 127- 134.

4. Ahmad W (1998). Use of entomophilic nematodes for the suppression of Insects pest. In: Biological Suppression of Plant Diseases, phytoparasitic nematodes and weeds (Eds. Singh, S.P. and Hussain, S.S.). PDBC. Publ. 211-237.

5. Ahmad W. (1998). Adaptive radiations in the feeding apparatus of dorylaim nematodes. Proc. IIIrd Int. sym. Afro- Asian. Soc. Nematologist, 164-170 (England)

6. Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W (1998). Taxonomy of Dorylaimida with special reference to phytonematodes. In: Recent Advances in Plant Nematology (Ed. P.C. Trivedi). CBS. Publications. New Delhi 73-93.

7. Ahmad W (2001). Diversity in Dorylaimida. In Nematode Taxonomy : Concepts and Recent Trends (Eds. Jairajpuri, M.S. and Rahman, P.F.). Proceeding of the Workshop on Nematode Taxonomy, MANUU, Hyderabad, 113 – 124

8. Ahmad W. (2002). Nematode diversity: Anterior feeding apparatus of predatory nematodes. In: Nematode Diversity (Eds. Jairajpuri, M.S.). Silverline Printers, Hyderabad, India pp 32 – 57.

9. Khan M.A. & Ahmad W (2015). The management of Spodopteran pets using fungal pathogens. In. In: Biocontrol of Lepidopteran Pests: Use of Soil microbes and their metabolites (eds. K. Sowjanya Sree and Ajit Varma). Springer Soil Biology Series 43: 123-160 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14499-3_6

10. Husain M.A. & Ahmad W (2015). The management of Helicoverpa species by Entomopathogenic nematodes. In: Biocontrol of Lepidopteran Pests: Use

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of Soil microbes and their metabolites (eds. K. Sowjanya Sree and Ajit Varma). Springer Soil Biology Series 43: 289-314. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14499-3_14

11. Khan M A, Khan Z, Ahmad W, Paul B, Paul S, Aggarwal C & Akhtar M S (2015). Insect Pest Resistance: An Alternative Approach for Crop Protection. In: Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues (ed. K.R. Hakeem) Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 257-282.

DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23162-4_11 12. Khan M A, Ahmad W, Paul B, Paul S, Khan Z & Aggarwal C (2016).

Entomopathogenic Nematodes for the Management of Subterranean Termites. In: Plant, Soil and Microbes (Eds. Rahman K et al). Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 317-352 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27455-3_16

13. Khan M A, Paul B, Ahmad W, Paul S, Aggarwal C, Khan Z & Akhtar M S (2016). Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis in the management of pernicious lepidopteran pests. In: Plant, Soil and Microbes (Eds. Hakeem K.R & Akhtar M S). Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 277-301 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29573-2_13

14. Khan, Z, Khan, M.A., Ahmad, W & Paul S. (2017). Interaction of Mycorrhizal Fungi and Azotobacter with root-knot nematodes and root-chewing Insects. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews (Ed. E. Lichtfouse). Springer International Publishing Switzerland, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58679-3_10

15. Khan M.A., Ahmad W. (2018). Termites an overview. In: Khan M.A., Ahmad W. (eds). Termites and Sustainable Management. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland pp 1-25. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72110-1_1

16. Khan M.A., Ahmad W., & Paul B. (2018). Ecological Impact of Termites. In: Khan

M.A., Ahmad W. (eds). Termites and Sustainable Management. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland pp 201-216.

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72110-1_10

1. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1979). First report of the male of Mylonchulus mulveyi

Jairajpur, 1970 (Nematoda: Mononchida). Current Science 46, 1093-1094 (India)

2. Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad W. & Dhanachand Ch. (1980). Double set of reproductive organs in

Discolaimus tenax. Indian Journal of Nematology 10, 83-86 (India) 3. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1982). Studies on the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 form India.

Nematologica 28, 21-33 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529282X00484 04. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1982). Some new and known species of Dorylaimoidea.

Nematologica 28, 39-61 (The Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1163/187529282X00501 05. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1982). Opisthodorylaimus n. gen. and some new and known

species of Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Revue de Nematologie 5, 261-275 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/2139.pdf

06. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1982). Nygolaimellus heynsi sp. n. (Nematoda: Nygolaimina)

with a key to species of Nygolaimellus Loos, 1949. Nematologia Mediterranea 10, 71-77 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol10-1,%201982/vol10-1i.pdf

07. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1982). First report of the genus Adenolaimus Andrássy, 1973

from India. Current Science 51, 365-367 (India) 08. Dhanachand Ch.; Jairajpuri M.S & Ahmad W. (1982). A new species of the genus

Phallaxonchium and description of male Axonchium (Axonchium) nitidum (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) form Manipur, India. Nematologica 28, 115-120 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529282X00574

09. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1983). Descriptions of new species of Dorylaimoides and

Calolaimus (Dorylaimida) form India. Revue de Nematologie 6, 65-72 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/3230.pdf

10. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1983). Two new species of the genus Iotonchus (Nematoda:

Mononchida) from Silent Valley, Kerala, India. Systematic Parasitology 5, 83-87 (England) DOI: 10.1163/187529285X00481

11. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1983). Three new species of Tylencholaimoidea (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from India. Nematologica 29, 367-374 (The Netherlands) DOI:

12. Ahmad W., Rahman M.F. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1983). Two new species of the genus Xiphinemella Loos, 1950 with a key to its species. Revue de Nematologie 6, 217-222 (France)

10.1163/187529283X00249

http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/15576.pdf

13. Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1983). Aporcedorus filicaudatus n. gen., n. sp., Laimydorus

dhanachandi n. sp. and Eudorylaimus himalus n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Nematologica 28, 427-436 (The Netherlands)

DOI: 10.1163/187529282X00231 14. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1984). Two new species of Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from Goa, India. Revue de Nematologie 7, 393-397 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/21783.pdf

15. Rahmani S.A., Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1985). Four known and a new species of the

genus Crossonema Mehta & Raski, 1971 (Criconematina: Tylenchida). Kan. Univ. Res. J. (Sci) 2, 23-28 (India)

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16. Ahmad W. (1986). A redescription of Belondira sacca Thorne, 1964 with first report of its

male. Indina Journal of Nematology 15, 237-238 (India) 17. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1986). Silvallis sclerostoma n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from Silent Valley, Kerala, India. Nematologica 31, 375-378 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529285X00481

18. Ahmad W., Nath R.P. & Haider M.G. (1986). A new and known species of Thonus Thorne,

1974 (Aporcelaimidae: Dorylaimida) from India. Indian Journal of Nematology 15, 152-154 (India)

19. Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1986). Enchodelus southeyi n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida)

from China. Revue de Nematologie 9, 31-33 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/24484.pdf

20. Rahmani S.A., Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1986). Neolobocriconema regularis n. sp.

(Criconematina: Tylenchida) from India with additional data on N. aberrans. Indian Journal of Nematology 16, 87-89 (India)

21. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1987). Studies on the genus Oriverutus (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida). Nematologica 33, 10-21 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529287X00164

22. Rahman M.F., Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad W. & Ahmad I. (1987). Amphibelondra n. gen.

(Nemadoda: Dorylaimida) form Bhutan. Indian Journal of Nematology 16, 149-151 (India)

23. Rahman M.F., Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad I. & Ahmad W. (1987). Two new species of

Labronema Thorne, 1939 ((Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Nematologica 32, 367-373 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529286X00264

24. Rahman M.F., Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad W. & Ahmad I. (1987). Three new species of

dorylaim nematodes from the North-eastern region of India. Indian Journal of Nematology 16, 197-204 (India)

25. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M. S. (1988). Some studies on Lenonchium (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) with description of L. macrodorum n. sp. Revue de Nematologie 11, 7-11 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/27674.pdf

26. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M. S. (1988). Baqriella qaiseri gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from Mussorie Hills, India. Indian Journal of Nematology 18, 27-29 (India)

27. Ahmad W., Khan T. H. & Bilgrami A. L. (1988). Plant parasitic nematodes associated with

paddy crop in Bihar, India. International Nematology Network Newsletter 5, 4 (U.S.A)

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28. Khan T.H., Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1988). Gopalus swarupi n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from India. Indian Journal of Nematology 17, 290-293 (India) 29. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1989). Coomansinema n. gen. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with

description of C. dimorphicauda n. sp. Nematologica 35, 142-146 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/002825989X00287

30. Bilgrami A.L. & Ahmad W. (1990). Plant parasitic nematodes associated with paddy crop in

Uttar Pradesh, India. International Nematology Network Newsletter 7, 25 (U.S.A) 31. Khan T.H., Jairajpuri M. S. & Ahmad W. (1990). Descriptions of some new and known

species of dorylaim nematodes. Nematologica 35, 419-437 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/002825989X00179

32. Khan T.H., Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1991). Two new species of Labronema

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Indian Journal of Nematology 19, 194-198 (India)

33. Khan T.H. & Ahmad W. (1991). Two known and three new species of Duosulciinae

(Nematoda: Tylenchida). Indian Journal of Nematology 19, 129-137 (India) 34. Shafqat S., Ahmad I., Ahmad W. & Bilgrami A.L. (1991). Scanning Electron Microscope

study on Dorylaimus stagnalis Dujardin, 1845. Revue de Nematologie 14, 511-515 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/pt5/nemato/36409.pdf

35. Ahmad W., Jairajpuri M.S. & Rahmani S.A. (1991). New and Known species of the genus

Ogma Southern, 1914 (Criconematoidea: Tylenchida) from India. Nematologia Mediterranea 19, 57-59 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol19-1,%201991/vol19-1m.pdf

36. Khan Z, Ahmad W. & Rahman P.F. (1992). A new species of the rare nematode genus

Trachypleurosum Andrássy, 1959 (Nematoda: Actinolaimidae) from India. Nematologica 37, 376-382 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529291X00385

37. Ahmad W., Ahmad I., Bilgrami A.L. & Khan Z. (1992). Thalassogenus shamimi n. sp.

(Nematoda: Thalassogeneridae), a nematode predator from India. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 15, 127-131 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/36443.pdf

38. Ahmad W. & Ahmad I. (1992) Makatinus heynsi n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Aporcelaimidae) from

Goa, India. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 15, 149-152 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/36446.pdf

39. Ahmad I., Ahmad W. & Tahseen Q. (1992). Papillae associated with the spinneret in some

soil nematodes. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 15, 185-187 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/36453.pdf

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40. Rahman P.F., Ahmad W., Khan Z. & Ahmad I. (1992). Two new species of Tylenchoidea and observations on Merlinius macrodens (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 1970. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 15, 309-317 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/40225.pdf

41. Ahmad W., Khan Z. & Ahmad I. (1992). Description of Scleroactinolaimus punctatus n.

gen., n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae) from India. Nematologica 38, 261-266 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529292X00243

42. Tahseen Q., Ahmad I., Bilgrami A.L. & Ahmad W. (1992). A Scanning Electron

Microscope study on Mononchoides fortidens Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1951) Taylor & Hechler, 1966. Nematologica 38, 296-303 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529292X00261

43. Ahmad W. (1993). Studies on the genus Mesodorylaimus Andrássy, 1959 from India.

Nematologica 39, 417-430 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529293X00376 44. Rahman P.F., Ahmad W. & Khan Z. (1993). Description of Paratimminema brevibulbum n.

gen., n. sp. and Roqueus indicus n. sp. (Dorylaimida) form Andamans, India. Nematologica 39, 476-485 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/187529293X00411

45. Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1993). Description of Promiconchus siddiqii sp. n. form

Dominica (Nematoda: Mononchida). Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 3, 96-98 (England)

46. Ahmad W. (1993). Description of Thonus goaensis sp. n. and Coomansinema oryzae sp n.

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 3, 173-176 (England)

47. Yasmin A., Ahmad W. & Jairajapuri M.S. (1994). Two new species of Dorylaimida

(Nematoda) from Kashmir valley, India. Bulletin Zoological Survey of India 94, 87-92 (India)

48. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1994). Description of two new species of

Dorylaimoidea from India. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 17, 147-151 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/39975.pdf

49. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jarirajpuri M.S. (1994). Description of Stopractinca orientalis n. gen.

n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae) from India. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 17, 263-266 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/39994.pdf

50. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1994). Description of Paractinolaimoides unicus n.

gen., n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae). Nematologica 40, 503-507 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/003525994X00382

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51. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1994). Three new species of actinolaim nematodes from India. Nematologica 40, 494-502 (The Netherlands)

52. Tahseen Q., Ahmad I. & Ahmad W. (1994). Descriptions of two new species of Chronogaster Cobb, 1913 from India. Journal of Nematology 26, 222-227 (USA)

DOI: 10.1163/003525994X00373

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2619494/pdf/222.pdf 53. Shafqat S., Ahmad I. & Ahmad W. (1994). SEM morphology and embryology of Laevides

symmerticus (Nygolaimina: Nygolaimidae). Nematologica 40, 534-540 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/003525994X00409

54. Rahman P.F. & Ahmad W. (1994). Observations on Discocriconemella limitanea with

comments on D. replete and D. barberi (Nematoda: Criconematidae). Afro Asian Journal of Nematology 4, 207-209 (England)

55. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1994). Three new species of the family

Actinolaimidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Funamentals and Applied Nematology 17, 267-273 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/39995.pdf

56. Ahmad W. & Khan T.H. (1995). Two new species of Tylenchoidea (Nematoda;

Tylenchida). Indian Journal of Nematology 24, 200-205 (India) 57. Khan T.H. & Ahmad W. (1995). Descriptions of Ischiodorylaimus paraugandanus sp. n. and

Tylencholaimus asymmetricus sp. n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Indian Journal of Nematology 24, 206-210 (India)

58. Ahmad W. (1995). Studies on the genus Aporcelaimellus Heyns, 1968 (Dorylaimida:

Aporcelaimidae) from India. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 18, 219-225 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/42728.pdf

59. Khan Z., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (1995). Descriptions of four new species of

dorylaimoid nematodes. Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 5, 133-140 (England)

60. Ahmad W. (1995). Description of two new species of Mesodorylaimus (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from India. Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 5, 209-212 (England)

61. Loof P.A.A., Jairajpuri M.S. & Ahmad W. (1995). Additions and corrections to Jairajpuri &

Ahmad: Dorylaimida. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 18, 393-402 (France)

62. Bloemers G.F., Ahmad W., Wanless F.R. & Hodda M.E. (1995). Trachypleurosum balforum

sp. n. (Nematoda: Actionolaimidae) from Cameroon with a diagnostic compendium of the genus. Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 5, 198-203 (England)

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63. Ahmad W., Bloemers G.F. & Wanless F.R. (1996). Three new and four known species of Dorylaimoidea from tropical forest in Cameroon. Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 6, 7-16 (England)

64. Sami E., Ahmad W. & Reid A. (1997). Steinernema abbasi sp n.. (Nematoda:

Steinernematidae) from Sultanat of Oman. Fundamentals and Applied Nematology 20, 435-442 (France) http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/fan/010012335.pdf

65. Ahmad W. (1997). Observations on the genus Makatinus Heyns, 1965 (Aporcelaimidae:

Dorylamida) with comments on the status of Aporcelaimus minor Loos. Pakistan Journal of Nematology 15, 1-5 (Pakistan)

66. Ahmad W. & Siddiqi M.R. (1997). Four new and a known species of Oriverutus Siddiqi

(Dorylaimida) from tropical rain forests. International Journal of Nematology 7, 182-189 (England)

67. Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad W. & Sturhan D. (1998). Loofilaimus, a remarkable new genus of

Dorylamida from Iran. Nematologica 44, 15-20 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/005225998X00028

68. Jairajpuri M.S., Ahmad W. & Sturhan D. (1998). Descriptions of three new species of

Mononchida. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 1, 99-106 (Spain)

69. Ahmad W. (1998). Observations on the Genus Doronchus Andrássy (Mononchida) with a

redescription of D. reflexus (Yeates). International Journal of Nematology 18, 17-20 (England)

70. Jihua Wu. & Ahmad W. (1998). Mesodorylaimus chinensis n. sp. (Nematoda : Dorylaimidae)

from China. International Journal of Nematology 8 , 123-125 (England) 71. Ahmad W. & Ahmad A. (1999). Descriptions of new and known species of

Dorylaimidae (Nematoda) from India. Pakistan Journal of Nematolog 17, 15-24 (Pak.)

72. Ahmad W. & Jihua Wu (1999). A new species of the rare nematode genus Enchodorus

Vinciguerra (Nematoda: Dorylamida) from China. International Journal of Nematology 9, 181-184 (England)

73. Ahmad W. & Sturhan D. (2000). Descriptions of five new species of Dorylaimida

(Nematoda). International Journal of Nematology 10, 55-66 (England) 74. Ahmad W. (2000) New and known species of Mononchida from Mbalmayo Reserve Forest,

Cameroon. Annales Zoologici 50, 145-149 (Poland) 75. Ahmad W., Sturhan D. & Vinciguerra M.T. (2000). Notes on the identity of Pungentus

alpinus Vinciguerra & Giannetto, 1984 (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae). Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 3, 63-67 (Spain)

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76. Ahmad W & Sturhan D. (2000). Sphaeroamphis gen. n (Dorylaimida: Thorniidae) from the Azores. Russian Journal of Nematology 8, 127-132 (Russia)

77. Ansari M.A. & Ahmad W. (2000). Community analysis of plant parasitic and predatory

nematodes in guava (Psidium guajava) orchard. Med. Fac. Lanudbouww. Univ. Gent. 65/26, 557-562 (Belgium)

78. Ahmad W. & Sturhan D. (2001). Cricodorylaimus gen. n. (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae),

a unique nematode genus from Benin. Nematology 3, 237 – 241 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854101750413315

79. Hussaini S.A., Ansari M.A., Ahmad W. & Subbotin S.A. (2001). Identification of some

Indian populations of Steinermema species (Nematoda) by RFLP analysis of the ITS region of rDNA. International Journal of Nematology 11, 73-76 (England)

80. Ahmad A. & Ahmad W. (2001). Four new and two known species of the genus

Mesodorylaimus (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. International Journal of Nematology 11, 237-245 (England)

81. Ahmad W. & Ahmad A. (2001). Two new and a known species of Prodorylaimus

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida). International Journal of Nematology 11, 247- 252 (England)

82. Ahmad W. & R. Peňa-Santiago (2001). On the status of Oriverutus prodelphus Dhanachand,

Mohilal & Gambhir, 1992. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 4, 47-48 (Spain)

83. Ahmad W., Ahmad A. & Shaheen Azra (2002). Observations on Discomyctus

longicaudatus (Imamura, 1931) Thorne, 1939 with first report of its male. Annales Zoologici 52(3), 249-253 (Poland)

84. Ahmad A. & Ahmad W. (2002). Studies on the genus Laimydorus Siddiqi, 1969

(Dorylaimida: Dorylaimidae) from India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 4(2001), 91-110 (Spain)

85. Ahmad W., Jihua Wu & Shaheen A. (2002). Studies on the genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida : Nordiidae) from China. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 4(2001), 83-90 (Spain)

86. Ahmad A. & Ahmad W. (2002). Descriptions of three new species of Dorylaimoidea

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from South India. International Journal of Nematology 12, 23-28 (England)

87. Ahmad W. & Sturhan D. (2002). Oriverutoides attenuatus gen. n., sp. n. (Dorylaimida:

Nordiidae) from New Zealand. International Journal of Nematology 12, 159-163 (England)

88. Ahmad W. & Siddiqi M. R. (2002). Sicorinema didelphum sp. n. and Paratimminema

tulocephalatum sp. n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from tropical rain forest in West Africa. International Journal of Nematology 12,164 –168 (England)

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89. Ahmad W. & Araki M. (2002). Two new and a known species of the genus Oriverutus

Siddiqi, 1971 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Nematology 32, 31-44 (Japan)

90. Ahmad W & Araki M. (2002). Tsukubanema furcatum gen. n., sp. n.(Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimidae) from Japan. International Journal of Nematolology 12, 179 - 182 (England) 91. Ahmad W, Sturhan D. & Wouts W.M. (2003). Four new dorylaimid nematode species from

New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30, 43-55 (New Zealand) DOI:10.1080/03014223.2003.9518323

92. Ahmad A. & Ahmad W. (2003). Studies on some species of Thornenematida (Nematoda:

Dorylaimida) from South India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 5 (2002), 131-144. (Spain)

93. Ahmad W, Mushtaq P. & Baniyamuddin M. (2003). Descriptions of three new species of

Dorylaimoides Thorne & Swanger, 1936 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 5 (2002), 153-162 (Spain)

94. Ahmad W. & Shaheen A. (2003). Two new species of the genus Oriverutus Siddiqi, 1971 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Central America. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 5(2002), 183-189. (Spain) 95. Ahmad W. & Araki M. (2003). New and known species of the family

Tylencholaimidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Japan. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 6(1), 1-26 (Spain)

96. Ahmad W & Araki M. & Kaneda S. (2003). Two new species of the genus Paravulvus

Heyns, 1968 (Nematoda: Nygolaimidae) from Japan. International Journal of Nematology 13, 57-64 (England)

97. Ahmad W, Okada H. & Araki M. (2003). Description of Nygolaimoides andrassyi sp. n.

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Northern Japan. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 6(1), 37-42 (Spain)

98. Ahmad W & Araki M. (2003). New and known species of the family Dorylaimidae

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Japan. International Journal of Nematology 13, 37-56 (England)

99. Ahmad W. & Araki M. (2003). Four new and two known species of the family

Qudsianematidae (Nematoda : Dorylaimida) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Nematology 33, 23-40 (Japan)

100. Ahmad W. & Araki M. (2003). Three new species of the subfamily Lordellonematinae

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Japan. Nematology 5(6), 865-877 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854103773040772

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101. Olia M., Ahmad W., Choudhary M. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2004). Studies on nematodes of the suborder Nygolaimina (Dorylaimida) from Iran with descriptions of three new and a known species. International Journal of Nematology 14, 91-98 (England)

102. Ahmad I, Ahmad W. & Mahmood M. (2004). Peterngus nepenthi gen. n., sp. n.

(Diplogastridae) from the pitcher plants in Singapore. International Journal of Nematology 14, 81-84 (England)

103. Ahmad W. & Mushtaq P. (2004). Five new species of Dorylaimoides Thorne & Swanger,

1936 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Singapore. International Journal of Nematology 14, 99-110 (England)

104. Ahmad W. (2004). Scalpelus loofi gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda : Dorylaimida) from Costa

Rica. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7(1), 85-90. (Spain) 105. Ahmad W. & Shaheen A. (2004). Five new and two known species of the family

Dorylaimidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Costa Rica. Nematology 6, 567-584 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/1568541042665232

106. Olia M., Choudhary M., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2004). Nematodes of the Order

Mononchida from Iran with the description of Anatonchus kafii sp. n. International Journal of Nematology 14, 135-138 (England)

107. Shaheen A. & Ahmad W. (2004). Three new and known species of Dorylaimida

(Nematoda) from Costa Rica. International Journal of Nematology 14, 177-185 (England)

108. Olia M., Ahmad I., Choudhary M., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M. S. (2004). Preliminary report

on the soil-inhabiting nematodes from Iran. International Journal of Nematology 14, 246-249 (England)

109. Tahseen Q., Baniyamuddin M., Hussain A & Ahmad W. (2004). Description of two new

species of Plectinae (Nematoda: Araeolaimida) from India. Nematology 6, 755-764 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/1568541042843504

110. Ahmad W., Baniyamuddin M. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2005). Three new and a known species of

Mononchida (Nematoda) from Singapore. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7(2), 97-107 (Spain)

111. Ahmad W. & Shaheen A. (2005). A redescription of Nygolaimium menzeli (Micoletzky,

1925) Heyns, 1968 (Nematoda: Nygolaimina) with designation of its neotype from Costa Rica. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7 (2), 153-157 (Spain)

112. Choudhary M., Ahmad W., Tahseen Q. & Jairajpuri M. S. (2005). The occurrence of sixth

odontostyle in Dorylaimoides sp. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7(2), 169-172 (Spain)

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113. Ahmad W. & Shaheen A. (2005). Ecanema ecae gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Costa Rica. Nematology 7 (3), 381-385( The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854105774355509

114. Ahmad W. & Shaheen A. (2005). A new and a known species of the genus Chrysonema

Thorne, 1929 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Costa Rica. Nematologia Mediterranea 33, 55-60 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol33-1,%202005/vol33-1i.pdf

115. Mir A. R., Choudhary M. & Ahmad W. (2005). Three new species of Alaimida (Nematoda)

from India. International Journal of Nematology 15, 48-54 (England) 116. Shaheen A. & Ahmad W. (2005). New and known species of Belondiridae from Costa Rica.

Nematologia Mediteranea 33, 133-139 (Italy) http://www.ba.ipp.cnr.it/vol33-2,%202005/vol33-2a.pdf

117. Shaheen A. & Ahmad W. (2005). Descriptions of four new species of Dorylaimida

(Nematoda). Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 8, 19-29 (Spain) 118. Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2006). New and known species of Dorylaimidae

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nematology 8 491-510 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854106778613985

119. Mushtaq P., Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2006). Studies on the rare nematode genus

Mylodiscus Thorne, 1939 with first report of its male. Nematologia Mediteranea 34, 77-81 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol34-1,%202006/vol34-1l.pdf

120. Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2006). Description of Longidorus dimorphi- caudatus sp.

n. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nematologia Mediteranea 34, 95-98 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol34-1,%202006/vol34-1n.pdf

121. Choudhary M., Ahmad W., Olia M. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2006). Descriptions of four new and

a known species of Alaimida from Iran. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 8 (2005), 81-90 (Spain)

122. Mushtaq P. & Ahmad W. (2006). Five new and two known species of Dorylaimidae

(Nematoda) from Jammu and Kashmir State, India. International Journal of Nematology 16, 19-34 (England)

123. Tomar V.V.S., Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2006). Community structure of soil

inhabiting nematodes in a mango orchard at Aligarh, India. International Journal of Nematology 16, 89-101 (England)

124. Mushtaq P., Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W (2006). Some studies on nematodes of the

family Aulolaimoididae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Nematology 8, 761-780 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854106778877965

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125. Mushtaq P. & Ahmad W. (2006). Three new and a known species of the genus Eudorylaimus Andrássy, 1959 (Qudsianematidae: Dorylaimida) from India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 9 (1), 11-25 (Spain)

126. Ahmad W. (2007). New and Known species of Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida)

from Singapore. Nematology 9, 215-229 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854107780739054 127. Mushtaq P., Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2007). Three new and a known species of the

genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Nematology 9(5), 679-692 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854107782024767

128. Mushtaq P. & Ahmad W. (2007). Some new and known species of the family

Qudsianematidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Jammu and Kashmir, India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 9 (2) (2006), 153-178 (Spain)

129. Mushtaq P., Naz T. & Ahmad W (2007). Descriptions of new and known species of the

superfamily Tylencholaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Jammu & Kashmir. India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 10(1), 11-29 (Spain)

130. Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2007). Some new and known species of Dorylaimoidea

(Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from Natural forest of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 10(1), 75-95 (Spain)

131. Baniyamuddin M., Tomar V.V.S. & Ahmad W. (2007). Functional diversity of soil

inhabiting nematodes in natural forests of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nematologia Mediterranea 35(2), 109-121 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol35-2,%202007/vol35-2b.pdf

132. Naz T., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M. S. (2007). Three new species of the genus Axonchium

(Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from New Zealand. Nematologia Mediterranea 35(2), 165-176 (Italy) http://www.inaav.ba.cnr.it/vol35-2,%202007/vol35-2h.pdf

133. Olia M., Ahmad W., Araki M., Minaka N., Oba H. & Okada H. (2008). Description of

Actus salvadoricus from Japan with comment on the phylogenetic position of the genus Actus based on 18S rDNA sequence. Japanese Journal of Nematology 38(2), 57-69 (Japan)

134. Yujuan Li, Baniyamuddin M., Jihua Wu & Ahmad W. (2008). Four new and four known

species of Tylencholaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from China. Journal of Natural History 42 (29-30), 1991-2010 (U.K.)

DOI: 10.1080/00222930802254722 135. Olia M., Ahmad W., Araki M. & Minaka N. (2009). Molecular characterization of some

species of Mylonchulus (Nematoda: Mononchida) from Japan and comments on the status of Paramylonchulus and Pakmylonchulus. Nematology 11(3), 337-342 (The Netherlands) DOI: 10.1163/156854109X446935

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136. Ahmad W., Baniyamuddin M. & Mushtaq P. (2009). Some new and known species of the subfamily Lordellonematinae Siddiqi, 1969 (Qudsianematidae: Dorylaimida). Nematology 11(5), 769-792 (The Netherlands)

DOI: 10.1163/138855409X412127 137. Ahmad W., Park B.Y., Lee J.K. & Choi D.R. (2009). Some new and known species of

Tylencholaimoidea (Nematoda : Dorylaimida) from Korea. Journal of Natural History 43 (37-38), 2329-2356 (UK)

DOI: 10.1080/00222930903097681 138. Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W (2009). Paratimmus provulvatus gen. nov., sp. nov.

(Dorylaimida: Mydonomidae) from Natural Forests in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Natural History 43 (37-38), 2357-2363 (UK)

139. Naz T. & Ahmad W. (2009). Two new and four known species of the genus Belondira Thorne, 1939 from North-Eastern states of India. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 12 (2), 91-112 (Spain)

DOI: 10.1080/00222930903108694

140. Choudhary M., Ahmad W. & Jairajpuri M.S. (2009). Descriptions of Anatonchus francolambertii sp. n. from Iran. Nematol. Medit 37, 169-173 (Italy) 141. Tomar V.V.S. & Ahmad W. (2009). Food web diagnostics and functional diversity of soil

inhabiting nematodes in a natural woodland. Helmnthologia 46 (3) 183-189 (Slovakia) DOI: 10.2478/s11687-009-0034-7

142. Ahmad W., Baniyamuddin M. & Uzma Tauheed (2010). Rhinodorylaimus kazirangus gen.

n., sp. n. (Nematoda : Dorylaimida) from Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Nematology 12(1), 149-155 (The Netherlands)

DOI: 10.1163/156854109X461712 143. Tomar V.V.S., Baniyamuddin M & Ahmad W. (2010). Distribution of bacteriovorus

nematodes along a distance gradient from thermal power station. Ekologia 29 (1), 47-54 (Slovakia) doi:

144. Ahmad W. & Baniyamuddin M. (2010). Three new and a known species of Tylencholaimoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Singapore. Zootaxa 2505, 51-64 (New Zealand)

10.4149/ekol-2010-01-47

145. Ahmad W. & Naz T. (2010). Four new and a known species of Belondiroidea

(Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from Japan. Journal of Natural History 44 (25-26), 1509-1530 (UK)

doi: 10.1080/00222931003690706

146. Ahmad W. & Naz T (2010). Description of new and known species of the rare nematode genera Qudsiella Jairajpuri, 1967 and Swangeria Thorne, 1939 (Belondiridae : Dorylaimida). Nematology 12 (6), 877-890 (The Netherlands)

doi: 10.1163/138855410X494152 147. Baniyamuddin M., Ahmad W, & Jairajpuri M. S. (2010). Review of the family

Paraxonchidae Dhanachand & Jairajpuri, 1981 and proposal of Ramphidorylaimus gen. n. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 13(1), 49-64 Spain

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148. Ahmad W. & Naz T. (2010). Description of new and a known species of the genus Oxydirus Thorne, 1939 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Nematol. Medit. 38, 91-98 Italy

149. Ahmad W. & Naz T. (2010). Two new and two known species of Belondiridae Thorne,

1939 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Singapore. Journal of Natural History 44 (41-42), 2465-2479 (U.K.) doi: 10.1080/

151. Ahmad W., Mizukubo T. & Yoshida M. (2010). Mononchida (Nematoda) from Japan. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 13(2), 123-156 (Spain)

00222933. 2010.502259 150. Uzma T. & Ahmad W. (2010). Four new species of the genus Mesodorylaimus Andrassy,

1959 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. Zootaxa 2642, 19-35 (New Zealand)

152. Ahmad W., Tauheed Uzma & Baniyamuddin M. (2010). Proposal of a new genus

Sclerodorylaimus for Mesodorylaimus enigmatus Ahmad & Ahmad, 2001. International Journal of Nematology 20 (2), 201-206 (U.K).

153. Sturhan D. & Ahmad W. (2011). Notes on Lordellonema paraporosum Ahmad,

Baniyamuddin & Mushtaq, 2009 and its type locality. Nematology 13 (2), 257-259 (The Netherlands) doi: 10.1163/138855410X519370

154. Nguyen D., Vu T.T., Ahmad W & Pena-Santiago R. (2011). New observations on

Thornedia opisthodelphis (Jairajpuri, 1968) Siddiqi, 1982 (Dorylaimida: Leptonchidae) from Vietnam with discussion on the identity of the genus. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 14(1), 63-69 (Spain)

155. Alvarez-Ortega S., Ahmad W. & Peña-Santiago R. (2011). Studies on the genus

Aporcelaimellus Heyns, 1965 (Dorylaimida: Aporcelaimidae). An interesting new species from Western Africa. Nematology 13(8), 911-917 (The Netherlands) doi: 10.1163/138855411X562263

156. Baniyamuddin M. & Ahmad W. (2011). Two new and a known species of dorylaim

nematodes (Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Journal of Natural History 45 (47-48), 2965-2980 (U.K.)

doi:10.1080/00222933.2011.626125

157. Naz T. & Ahmad W. (2012). Description of two new and five known species of the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India with diagnostic compendia and key to species of the genera Axonchium and Synchielaxonchium Coomans & Nair, 1973. Zootaxa 3264, 1-37 (New Zealand)

158. Min Zhang, Sumaya Ahad , Baniyamuddin M., Liang W. & Ahmad W. (2012). A New

and three known species of the genus Tylencholaimellus Cobb in M.V. Cobb, 1915 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Changbai mountain, China. Zootaxa 3499, 46-62 (New Zealand)

159. Ahmad W. & Naz T. (2012). Four new and six known species of the genus Dorylaimellus

Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda: Belondiridae) from India. Journal of Natural History 46 (45-46), 2787-2828 (U.K.)DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.724722

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160. Tabinda Nusrat, Anjum Ashar & Ahmad W. (2013). Mononchida (Nematoda) from Silent Valley National Park, India. Zootaxa 3635 (3), 224-236 (New Zealand)

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.3.2 161. Ahmad W., Sumaya Ahad & Sturhan D (2013). A new species of the rare nematode genus

Margollus Peña-Santiago, Peralta & Siddiqi, 1993 (Nematoda: Tylencholaimoidea) from Turkey. Zootaxa 3646 (5), 575–580 (New Zealand) DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.5.6

163. Hussain, M.A., Ahmad, R. & Ahmad, W. (2014). Evaluation of Steinernema masoodi (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) against soil dwelling life stages of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctudiae) in laboratory and microplot study. Canadian Journal of Plant Protection 2(1), 9-13 (Canada)

162. Peña-Santiago, R., Liébanas G. & Ahmad, W. (2013). Opisthodelphic species of the genus Oriverutus Siddiqi, 1971: A revision (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae). Journal of Nematode Morphology & Systematics 16, 59-99. (Spain)

164. Hussain, MA, Prasad, CS, Ahmad, R, Ahmad, W & Singh, R (2014). Foliar application of

entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema masoodi, S. carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis indica for management of legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera infesting chickpea. Vegetos-An International Journal of Plant Research 27 (1), 195-199. DOI: 10.5958/j.2229-4473.27.1.030 (India)

165. Peña-Santiago, R., Liébanas G. & Ahmad, W. (2014). Taxonomy of the genus Oriverutus

Siddiqi, 1971 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Nordiidae). Journal of Natural History 48 (21-22),1253-1278 (U.K.)

DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.861942

166. Ahmad, W., Zarrin Imran & Masaki, A. (2016). Epidorylaimus monhystera sp. n., an atypical species of the genus Epidorylaimus Andrassy, 1986 (Dorylaimida : Qudsianematidae) from Japan. Zootaxa 4072 (1), 90-100 (New Zealand) doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4072.1.4

167. Ahad, S. & Ahmad, W. (2016). Taxonomy of the genus Tantunema Siddiqi, 1982

(Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimidae) with description of a new and two known species. 50 (27), 1-17 Journal of Natural History (U.K.) doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2016.1155670

168. Ahad, S. & Ahmad, W. (2016). Description of two new and six known species of the genus

Tylencholaimus de Man, 1876 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with diagnostic compendium and key to its species. Zootaxa 4107(4): 451-490 (New Zealand) doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4107.4.1

169. Ahad, S. & Ahmad, W. (2016). Three new and a known species of the genus

Proleptonchus (Nematoda: Leptonchidae) with a diagnostic compendium of the genus. Zootaxa 4189 (1): 115–133 (New Zealand) doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.5

170. Tauheed Uzma & Ahmad, W. (2016). Description of a new species of marine nematode

genus Oncholaimus Dujardin, 1845 (Oncholaimidae : Oncholaimina) from Bay of Bengal, India. International Journal of Nematology 26, 51-56 (U.K.)

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171. Ahad, S. & Ahmad, W. (2017). Description of a new species of the genus Caveonchus

Siddiqi, 1982 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with diagnostic compendium and key to its species. Helminthologia 54, 1-7. (Slovokia)

DOI 10.1515/helm-2017-0018 172. Ahmad W. & Ahad S. (2018). Description of two new and two known species of the genus

Tylencholaimellus Cobb in M.V. Cobb, 1915 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimiodea). Zootaxa 4375 (3): 301-324. (New Zealand) doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.1

173. Tauheed Uzma & Ahmad, W. (2018). Three new species of the marine nematode genus

Rhynchonema Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Monhysterida) from India. International Journal of Nematology 27(2017): 7-21. (U.K.)

174. Ahmad W., Ahad S., Islam N. & Sturhan D. (2018). Taxonomy of the genus Doryllium

Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with description of two new and a known species. Zootaxa 4441 (2): 261–278 (New Zealand) doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.4

175. Zarrin Imran & Ahmad W. (2018). A new and a known species of the genus Poronemella

Siddiqi, 1969 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from India. International Journal of Nematology 27(2017): 22-30. (U.K.)

176. Zarrin Imran, Abolafia J., Peña-Santiago, R. & Ahmad W. (2018). Morphological and

molecular characterization of Moshajia idiofora Siddiqi, 1982 (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae) with new insight into the phylogeny of the enigmatic Lordellonematinae. Nematology 21, 349-360 (The Netherlands) https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00003218

177. Niraul Islam, M, Zarrin Imran & Ahmad W. (2019). A new species of the rare nematode

genus Rostrulium Siddiqi, 1995 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimidae) from India. Zootaxa 4550 (4): 573-578 (New Zealand) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4550.4.7

178. J. van den Hoogen1,*, S. Geisen1,2,*, D. Routh1, H. Ferris3, W. Traunspurger4, D. A.

Wardle5, R. G. M. de Goede6, B. J. Adams7, W. Ahmad8 et al.,. (2019). Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale. Nature 572: 194-198 (UK) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1418-6.

179. Niraul Islam, M, Zarrin Imran, Abolafia J., Peña-Santiago, R & Ahmad W. (2019).

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Neometadorylaimus coomansi (Ali, Farooqui & Suryanshi, 1971) Jairajpuri & Ahmad, 1992 (Dorylaimida: Tylencholaimidae), with first report of its male and new insight into its phylogeny. Nematology, 1-13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00003307

180. Zarrin Imran & Ahmad W. (2019). Taxonomy of the genus Lordellonema

Andrassy, 1960 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae) with description of three new species. Annales Zoologici 69(4), 645-667.

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181. Xiao-Fang Du, Ying-Bin Li, Xu Han, Ahmad W and Qi Li (2020). Using high-

throughput sequencing quantitatively to investigate soil nematode community composition in a steppe-forest ecotone. Applied Soil Ecology 152, 103562

182. J van den Hoogen, S. Geisen, Diana Wall, D.A.Wardle, W. Traunspurger, R.G.M.

de Goede, B.J. Adams, W. Ahmad et al. (2020). A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition. Scientific Data Nature Research (in press)

183. Zarrin Imran, Abolafia J., Peña-Santiago, R & Ahmad W. (2020). Taxonomic

studies on Talanema Andrássy, 1991and elucidating relationship of Labronema-Talanema species complex based on molecular and morphological studies. Zoologischer Anzeiger