Paragordius

Villalobos, Cristina De, Zanca, Fernanda & Yanez, Alvaro Barragan, 2009, Three new species of Chordodes and new data on hairworms (Nematomorpha) from Ecuador, Zootaxa 2205, pp. 37-52 : 50

Paragordius sp.

( Figure 13 )

1 female, C. De Villalobos col. 8/03/2008 [QCAZI 10011] of Paragordius was collected dead in Guarayacu river, Papallacta, 40 miles east of Quito, Ecuador (00º37´09´´ S – 78º8´10´´ W). The posterior end is trilobed. The medial lobe is remarkably smaller and narrower than the lateral lobes ( Fig. 13 A). The cuticle was not preserved well enough to allow a further determination ( Fig. 13 B).

Figures

FIGURE 13. Paragordius sp. SEM: A. Posterior end of the female with three lobes. B. Midbody cuticle. Bars: 13 A, 13 B = 100 µm.