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Enchodelus macrodorus Thorne 1939

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Description

Enchodelus macrodorus (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1939

Synonyms: Dorylaimus macrodorus de Man, 1880

Dorylaimus (Doryllium) macrodorus (de Man) Ditlevsen, 1928

Dorylaimellus macrodorus (de Man) Thorne and Swanger, 1936

(Fig. 37. F-H)

1.5 mm; a =26; b =4.3; c:68; V= 44

Body tapering anteriorly to narrow lip region; posteriorly to a suhhelmispheroid tail. Lateral cords about twice width of cuticle at mid-body. Ampid apertures almost encompassing lip region, escutcheon shaped. Lips low, obscure. well amalgamated. Spear massive with broad flanges, about one fourth neck. Esophagus enlarged by abrupt expansion near middle, Cardia elongate spheroid. intestinal granules dark, metallic. Prerectum length 4-5 times body width. Ovaries reflexed about halfway to vulva.

Habitat: Mountain soil east of Powder River, Montana. Only four specimens collected. No males present.

Notes

Published as part of Thorne, Gerald, 1974, Enchodelus macrodorus (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1939, pp. 72-77 in Nematodes of the Northern Great Plains Part II DORYLAIMOIDEA in part [NEMATA: ADENOPHOREA], Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletins on page 73, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10819204

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thorne
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nematoda
Order
Dorylaimida
Family
Nordiidae
Genus
Enchodelus
Species
macrodorus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Enchodelus macrodorus Thorne, 1939 sec. Thorne, 1974

References

  • THORNE, C .. 1939. A monograph of the nematodes of the superfaniily Dorylaimoidea. Capita Zoologica 8 (5): l- 190, pls. 182.
  • THORNE, G. and HELEN HEINLEY SWANGER. 1936. A monograph of the genera Dorylaimus Dujardin, Aporcelainus n. g. Doryaimoides n. g., and Pungentus n. g. Capita Zool. 6 (4): 1 - 223, pls. 1 - 31.