Review of Euchromadorinae (Nematoda: Chromadorida) with description of a new species of Trochamus Boucher & De Bovée, 1971 from the Sundarban, India
Author
Datta, Tridip Kumar
ENVIS Centre, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India.
Author
Al-Helal, Md. Abdullah
Vidyasagar University, Department of Zoology, Paschim Medinipur, Midnapore- 721102, West Bengal, India.
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-08
5278
3
493
510
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5278.3.4
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5278.3.4
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Steineridora
Inglis, 1969
(emended after
Inglis, 1969
,
Kito 1977
,
Pastor de Ward 1985
and
Tchesunov 2014
)
Body and cuticle typically
Euchromadora
-like. The cuticle is honeycomb-type with alternate hooking between rings. Lateral cuticle region as slimmer transverse bulge or processes developed at one side of each annule. Lateral plates poorly developed; no prominent lateral differentiation. Massive squarish dorsal onchium and sickle-like prominent onchia laterally and ventrally. Amphideal fovea narrow transverse slit without cuticular fringe. Six labial sensilla papilliform; six outer labial and four cephalic sensilla setiform in one circle. Oesophagus with posterior bulb. Cuticular markings always about same size over full length of body laterally. Gubernaculum with prominent L-shaped lateral pieces; no pre-cloacal supplements or other modifications of cuticle. Tail relatively short and stout.
Type
species:
S. loricata
(
Steiner, 1916
)
Inglis, 1969
List of valid species:
S. adriatica
(
Daday, 1901
)
Inglis, 1969
S. archaica
(
Steiner & Hoeppli, 1926
)
Inglis, 1969
S. borealis
Kito, 1977
S. loricata
(
Steiner, 1916
)
Inglis, 1969