A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China
Gordius wulingensis sp. nov., a newly described horsehair worm, parasitizes Tachycines (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae). Free-living specimens are mainly found in karstic cave puddles. In recent years, a total of 37 creamy white horsehair worms were collected from various caves in the Wuling Mountains...
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| description | Gordius wulingensis sp. nov., a newly described horsehair worm, parasitizes Tachycines (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae). Free-living specimens are mainly found in karstic cave puddles. In recent years, a total of 37 creamy white horsehair worms were collected from various caves in the Wuling Mountains. Characteristic for the species is that males exhibit concentrated bristles at the tips of the inner lobes and scattered bristles along the posterior half of the caudal lobe. The inner wall of the cloacal opening displays honeycombed areoles. The body cuticle contains dense bristles in the anterior and posterior ends; the density of bristles is decreasing in the mid-body. Distinct longitudinal sharp ridges are visible on the ventral and dorsal surfaces. Adults are present in caves year-round, while the entire life cycle is completed within the caves. In the laboratory, specimens can be kept alive for more than 3 months. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dce5bfc2e65c4d3ea61b3782244045762025-08-20T02:57:08ZengPensoft PublishersZoosystematics and Evolution1860-07432025-05-01101390791810.3897/zse.101.151890151890A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central ChinaYa-Zhen Zou0Jie Huang1Hai-Yang Xiang2Shi Li3Yan Tang4Zhi-Xiao Liu5Jishou UniversityJishou UniversityJishou UniversityJishou UniversityJishou UniversityJishou UniversityGordius wulingensis sp. nov., a newly described horsehair worm, parasitizes Tachycines (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae). Free-living specimens are mainly found in karstic cave puddles. In recent years, a total of 37 creamy white horsehair worms were collected from various caves in the Wuling Mountains. Characteristic for the species is that males exhibit concentrated bristles at the tips of the inner lobes and scattered bristles along the posterior half of the caudal lobe. The inner wall of the cloacal opening displays honeycombed areoles. The body cuticle contains dense bristles in the anterior and posterior ends; the density of bristles is decreasing in the mid-body. Distinct longitudinal sharp ridges are visible on the ventral and dorsal surfaces. Adults are present in caves year-round, while the entire life cycle is completed within the caves. In the laboratory, specimens can be kept alive for more than 3 months.https://zse.pensoft.net/article/151890/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Ya-Zhen Zou Jie Huang Hai-Yang Xiang Shi Li Yan Tang Zhi-Xiao Liu A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China Zoosystematics and Evolution |
| title | A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China |
| title_full | A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China |
| title_short | A new species of Gordius (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, Central China |
| title_sort | new species of gordius nematomorpha gordiidae from the karstic caves in the wuling mountains central china |
| url | https://zse.pensoft.net/article/151890/download/pdf/ |
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