Enchodelus vesuvianus (Cobb, 1893) Thorne, 1939

Andrássy, Istvan, 2009, FREE-LIVING NEMATODES OF HUNGARY (NEMATODA ERRANTIA), Pedozoologica Hungarica III (5), pp. 382-415 : 386-387

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10821951

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EA878D-B70E-FFD1-FE33-A3AAC41EFE6D

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scientific name

Enchodelus vesuvianus (Cobb, 1893) Thorne, 1939
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Enchodelus vesuvianus (Cobb, 1893) Thorne, 1939 View in CoL

Syn. Dorylaimus vesuvianus Cobb, 1893 ; Dorylaimellus vesuvianus (Cobb, 1893) Thome & Swanger, 1936 .

Females: L = 1.10-1.56 mm; a = 20-26; b = 4.2-5.6; c = 55-80; c’ = 0.7-0.8; V = 46-51%.

Males: L = 1.00-1.49 mm; a = 24-28; b = 4.3-5.6; c - 44-83, c ’ - 0.5-0.6.

Description. Lips completely amalgamated, lip region hardly offset. Odontostyle 21-24 pm, 1.5-1.8 times as long as labial diameter. Odontophore flanged. Prerectum 2-3 anal body widths long. Vulva transverse with sclerotized inner lips. Ventromedial supplements 10- 11, the posteriormost within the range of spicula. Tail short, hemispheroid.

Main characters. The completely amalgamated lips, short odontostyle and the number of the supplements are characteristic.

Habitat and distribution. A moss inhabiting species restricted to Europe (Poland, Hungary, Italy).

In Hungary. Enchodelus vesuvianus was found in Pilis Mountains. References: Andrássy, 1973, 1990 a.

Etymology. Named after the volcano Vesuvio, Italy.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Nematoda

Class

Enoplea

Order

Dorylaimida

Family

Nordiidae

Genus

Enchodelus

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