Enchodelus nepalensis Zullini, 1973

W. Ahmad, Wu, J. & Shaheen, A., 2001, Studies on the genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae) from China, Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 4 (2), pp. 83-90 : 89

Enchodelus nepalensis Zullini, 1973

Measurements:

Females (n = 20): L = 2.04 — 2.40 (2.23) mm; a = 30 — 36 (33); b = 5.0 — 7.1 (6.0); c = 25.3 — 38.8 (34.3); cÕ = 1.5 — 2.4 (1.76); V = 45 — 50 (47.6); G1 = 9 — 13 (11); G2 = 11 — 15 (13); lip region width = 16 — 18 (17) m; lip region height = 5 — 6 (6) m; amphidial aperture = 11 — 12 (11) m; odontostyle = 65 — 70 (67) m; odontophore = 52 — 62 (60) m; guiding ring = 42 — 48 (45) m; neck length = 294 — 437 (372) m; expanded part of pharynx = 97 — 147 (129) m; cardia = 8 — 12 (10) m long; prerectum = 72 m; rectum = 33 — 41 (37) m; ovary = 66 — 131 (99) m; oviduct = 63 — 144 (93) m; uterus = 96 — 133 (111) m; tail = 57 — 83 (66) m; ABD = 32 — 40 (38) m.

Location of pharyngeal gland nuclei and their orifices: D = 72 — 74; AS1 = 27 — 28; AS2 = 31 — 33; PS1 = 46 — 47; PS2 = 47 ­ 48

Habitat and locality: Soil around rhizosphere of bamboo wood, Banbiyan, 2611m above sea level and soil at Jinhouyan, 2300m above sea level, Shengnongjia mountain, Hubei Province, P. R. China.

Remarks: Zullini (1973) described E. nepalensis based on three females and a male specimen isolated from a soil sample collected at a height of 5250m in Nepal. The present specimens agree fairly well with the type population except for having a smaller c ratio (vs 42 — 45 in type specimens). In the present populations from China, though large number of females were present, neither any male was recorded nor sperms were seen in the uteri of any female specimen.