One new species and a new record of the genus Chordodes (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from North-East India.
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Fifteen species of freshwater Nematomorpha have been described from India, five of which belong to the genus Chordodes. This paper describes one new species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha): Chordodes lasuboni and a new record, C. moutoni from North-East India, which raises the total number of described species from India to 17. Chordodes lasuboni is characterized by a novel cuticular pattern in the head region and by the presence of slender, hooked thorn areoles on the body cuticle. Compared to the large size and ecological diversity of India, the nematomorph fauna is regarded as under-sampled and several new species are to be expected.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zootaxa
دوره 3693 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013