Enchodorus

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
     Dorylaimida
Nordiidae
Pungentinae
             
          Enchodorus Vinciguerra, 1976

Type species of the genus: Enchodorus dolichuris Vinciguerra, 1976

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Morphology and Anatomy:

  • Body tapers to both extremities.
  • Cuticle finely striated
  • Lip region cap-like, separated from body contour by a constriction.
  • Expanded part of esophagus about 1/3 of total esophagus length.
  • Odontostyle about 1-2 lip-widths long with aperture about 1/4 of its length
  • Odontophphore 1.8-2.5 x odontostyle.
  • Female diovarial, amphidelphic
  • Female tail elongate conoid, 2-3.5 abd long.
  • Male with paired testes, dorylaimoid spicules and tail similar to that of female.

Ref: Vinciguerra, 1976

  

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Distribution:

A rare genus reported from soil under moss in Iran and forest litter in China.

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References:

Ahmad, W., Wu, J. 1999. A new species of rare nematode genus Enchodorus (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from China.  Int. J. Nematology 9:181-184.
Pedram, M. 2017. Description of Enchodorus yeatsi n. sp. (Dorylaimida, Nordiidae) from Southern Iran and Its Molecular Phylogenetic Study. J. Nematology 49: 21-26.

Vinciguerra, M. T. 1976. Enchodorus, a new genus of Dorylaimoidea from Italy. Nematologica 22:10–14.

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