Enchodelus altherri Vinciguerra & De Francisci, 1973

Andrássy, Istvan, 2009, FREE-LIVING NEMATODES OF HUNGARY (NEMATODA ERRANTIA), Pedozoologica Hungarica III (5), pp. 382-415 : 385-386

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10821935

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10821947

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EA878D-B701-FFD0-FE3F-AD46C38BF625

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scientific name

Enchodelus altherri Vinciguerra & De Francisci, 1973
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Enchodelus altherri Vinciguerra & De Francisci, 1973 View in CoL

Females: L = 1.18-1.38 mm; a = 25-27; b = 5; c = 58-59; c’ = 1.5-2.5; V = 50-52%.

Males: L = 1.32-1.38 mm; a = 25 -27; b = 5.2-5.7; c = 42-57.

Description. Cuticle 2 pm thick on mid-body. Lips amalgamated, lip region scarcely offset. Odontostyle 25-27 pm, almost twice as long as labial width. Odontostyle weakly flanged. Oesophagus expanded at about 60% of its length. Prerectum 1.5-2.5 anal body diameters long. Vulva transverse with sclerotized lips. Spicula 50-52 pm long. Ventromedial supplements 7-9, the posterior one lying within the spicular range. Tail conoid-rounded, with broadly rounded tip.

Main characters. Especially the long odontostyle and the low number of the supple ­ ments characterize this species.

Habitat and distribution. Moss inhabitant, known from Europe (Hungary, Italy).

In Hungary. Once observed in moss, Biikk Mountains. Reference: Andrassy, 1990 a.

Etymology. Dedicated to the renowned Swiss nematologist, Dr. Edmond Altherr (1900-1976).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Nematoda

Class

Enoplea

Order

Dorylaimida

Family

Nordiidae

Genus

Enchodelus

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