First data of Iberian Nematomorpha, with redescription of <i>Gordius aquaticus</i> Linnaeus, <i>G. plicatulus</i> Heinze, <i>Gordionus wolterstorffii</i> (Camerano) and <i>Paragordius tricuspidatus</i> (Dufour)

Four species of Nematomorpha are recorded from NE Spain, representing the first reliable data on the group in the Iberian peninsula. <i>Gordius aquaticits</i> Linnaeus, 1758, <i>G. plicatulus</i> Heinze, 1937, <i>Gordionus wolterstorffii</i> (Camerano, 1888) and &...

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Autores principales: Villalobos, Leonor Cristina de, Ribera, Ignacio López, Bilton, David T.
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2001
Materias:
Zoología
Gordiidae
Gordionus
Gordius
Nematomorpha
Paragordius
Parasites
Spain
Taxonomy
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/42380
http://www.contributionstozoology.nl/vol70/nr02/a02
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Sumario:Four species of Nematomorpha are recorded from NE Spain, representing the first reliable data on the group in the Iberian peninsula. <i>Gordius aquaticits</i> Linnaeus, 1758, <i>G. plicatulus</i> Heinze, 1937, <i>Gordionus wolterstorffii</i> (Camerano, 1888) and <i>Paragordius tricuspidatus</i> (Dufour, 1828) are redescribed based on scanning electron microscope observations. Notes on intraspecific morphological variation and ecology of the species are given.

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