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- Title
Short note: First record of the genus Parachordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Iran with comments on the genus.
- Authors
MOHTASEBI, SINA; TABATABAEI, FARBOD; SCHMIDT-RHAESA, ANDREAS
- Abstract
We report here a female specimen of Parachordodes sp. from Iran. This is the first report of the genus from Iran. The cuticle shows the characteristic feature of the genus Parachordodes, superareoles. Remarkable is the variety of shape in the areoles, which includes megareoles, which are characteristic for the genus Paragordionus. The variety of areoles also includes patterns that resemble characteristic structures of two Central Asian species. The new specimen opens up new perspectives for the future description of cuticular patterns in the genus Parachordodes and stresses the need for molecular data to resolve the relationship between the genera Parachordodes and Paragordionus.
- Subjects
IRAN; NEMATOMORPHA; GORDIIDAE; CUTICLE; SPECIES
- Publication
Proceedings of the Society of Natural Sciences in Hamburg / Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg, 2022, Vol 53, p163
- ISSN
0173-749X
- Publication type
Article