Chordodes

Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas & Schwarz, Christian J., 2016, Nematomorpha from the Philippines, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4158 (2), pp. 246-260 : 259

Chordodes sp.

( Figs 8 M, N)

Chordodes sp. (Specimen 1). One male. Locality : Northwest Panay Peninsula , trail to Sibaliw Research Station , Barangay Bulanao , Libertad, Antique, Panay Island, Philippines (11° 47.430' N, 121° 58.168' E), ~ 109 m; dry riverbed, in small pond ; collected by C. J. Schwarz on October 20, 2011. Deposited in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, accession number V13381 . The cuticle is strongly eroded, but several tubercle areoles are present ( Fig. 8 N), and the posterior end ( Fig. 8 M) corresponds to that of males in the genus Chordodes . Crowned areoles were not observed, but tubercle areoles, also an areolar type characteristic for the genus Chordodes (Schmidt-Rhaesa et al. 2008) , were present.

Figures

FIGURE 8. A – L. Chordodes moutoni, images shown are from specimens 3 (= male 2) and 5 (= female 2). A. Overview on the cuticle in midbody in female (2). Among simple areoles are crowned areole clusters (crcl), bulging areoles (selectively encircled) and tubercle areoles (arrow). B. Magnification of a crowned areole cluster in female (2) composed of central crowned areoles and peripheral circumcluster areoles. C. Crowned areole cluster in male (2). D. Thorn in female (2). E. Thorn (thar) and crowned areoles in male (2). F. Crowned areoles with long filaments in female (2). G. Cuticular structure in specimen (1), showing crowned areole clusters, bulging areoles (bar) and tubercle areoles (tuar). H. Posterior end of female (2) with view on the ventral midline (vml). I. Magnification of the ventral midline. J. Structure of the cuticle close to the posterior end of female (2). Tubercle areoles (tuar) are encircled, bulging areoles (bar) are abundant. K. Ventral view on the posterior end of male (2) with position of the cloacal opening (co). L. Magnification of K showing spines in the region of the cloacal opening. M, N. Chordodes sp., posterior end (M) and cuticular structure (N).