ENCHODELUS GROENLANDICUS (Ditlevsen, 1927) Thorne, 1939

(Fig. 7)

Females (n = 2). L = 1.54-1.68 mm; a = 22-23; b = 4.0-4.6; c = 40-46; c’ = 0.7-0.8; V = 44-45 %.

Body 77-80 µm wide at middle. Cuticle 3-4 µm thick on mid-body and 8-9 µm on tail. Lip region rounded, offset by a slight depression, 19-20 µm wide. Body at posterior end of oesophagus 3.5-3.6 times as wide as head. Odontostyle long and thin, 50-51 µm, 2.5-2.6 times as long as labial width; odontophore 52-54 µm long. Oesophagus widened at 62-63%. Dorsal nucleus located at 64-68% of oesophagus length or 14-16% of entire length of body. AS1 = 22-26%, AS2 = 28-32%, PS1 = 53-56%, PS2 = 56-57%; AS nuclei small, rather inconspicuous, PS nuclei prominent. Glandularium 115-133 µm long.

Vulva a transverse slit with large and heavily sclerotized inner lips. Vagina strong, 40-44 µm long, extending well over half a body diameter. Each genital branch about four body widths long. Tail 28-30 µm long, broadly rounded, hemispheroid.

The present specimens fit well the morphological characters of Enchodelus groenlandicus as recently described by Guerrero and Peña-Santiago (2008). This is the second record of this rare species after its original description; E. groenlandicus has previously been reported from terrestrial habitats in Greenland and Spain.

The Albanian specimens were observed in terrestrial habitats at localities No. 8b and 11b.