Travassosinema viatorum, Morffe & García & Hasegawa, 2023

Morffe, Jans, García, Nayla & Hasegawa, Koichi, 2023, Morphological and molecular characterization of Travassosinema viatorum n. sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Travassosinematidae) from the invasive millipede Chamberlinius hualienensis Wang, 1956 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) in Okinawa, Japan, Zootaxa 5318 (4), pp. 504-514 : 506

Travassosinema viatorum n. sp.

Fig. 1 A–F , Fig. 2 A–E

Type material. Holotype: ♀, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Okinawa Island, Kunigami District , path to Mt. Yonaha ; in Chamberlinius hualienensis ; 13/XI/2021; J. Morffe coll.; CZACC 11.7472 . Paratypes: 13♀♀, same data as the holotype; CZACC 11.7473 –11.7485 .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Travassosinema viatorum n. sp. Female.A. Oesophageal region, lateral view. B. Tail, lateral view. C. Cephalic end, lateral view (reconstructed from SEM images). D. Vagina, lateral view. E. Genital tract, lateral view. F. Habitus, lateral view.

FIGURE 2. Travassosinema viatorum n. sp., SEM images. Female. A. Cephalic end, en face view. B. Cephalic end, lateral view. C. Vulva, ventral view. D. Anus and phasmid, lateral view. E. Tail, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B, C, D. 10 µm. E. 50 µm.