Gordius
Creators: name: Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas
name: Schwarz, Christian J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematomorpha
Gordioida
Gordioidea
Gordiidae
Gordius

description: Gordius spp.
(Figures 1 C–H, 3A–E)
Nine specimens were found with a more or less smooth cuticle, which did not allow further identification within the genus Gordius. These specimens are only briefly mentioned here. Collecting locality, sex, hosts or potential hosts and the accession numbers are listed in Table 1.
Gordius sp. Locality Sex anđ ađđitional remarks Accession number in
specimen Zoological Museum
Hamburg Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Barangay One female, founđ emerging from a large bush V13382 Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines; đry riverbeđ; cricket (Mecopoda sp., Fig. 1 C
collecteđ by M. Gaulke & A. Demegillo on November 27, 2011
), (3) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Barangay Two females. Among the potential hosts present in V13383 anđ V13384
Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines (11° 47.999' N, the Barber trap were several cave crickets
121° 58.096' E), ~ 293 m; primary forest, Barber trap; collecteđ by C. J. (Rhaphiđophoriđae, Orthoptera) anđ a large whip Schwarz on May 18, 2013 scorpion (Telyphonoides panayensis Krehenwinkel et al., 2009, Uropygi).
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Barangay One male V13385
Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines; đry riverbeđ;
collecteđ by A. Fernanđez on November 2, 2011
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, Barangay Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, One female V13386
Panay Islanđ, Philippines (11° 49' N, 121° 59' E), ~ 396 m; đry riverbeđ;
collecteđ by C. J. Schwarz & G. Operiano on January 17, 2012
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Barangay One female V13387
Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines; đry riverbeđ;
collecteđ by A. Fernanđez on December 29, 2011
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Viay- One female V13388
Viayan area, Barangay Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ,
Philippines; đry riverbeđ; collecteđ by A. Fernanđez on February 9, 2012
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Barangay One female V13389
Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines; đry riverbeđ;
collecteđ by A. Fernanđez on February 20, 2012
) Northwest Panay Peninsula, trail to Sibaliw Research Station, Pal-he One female V13390
area, Barangay Bulanao, Libertađ, Antique, Panay Islanđ, Philippines;
đry riverbeđ; collecteđ by A. Fernanđez on February 9, 2012
Gordius sp. (specimen 1). Length 450 mm, diameter 1.7 mm. Medium brown with dark collar. Smooth cuticle (Fig. 1 D).
Gordius sp. (2, 3). With smooth cuticle (Fig. 1 E, F). Specimen 2 is 310 mm long and has a diameter of 1.2 mm, specimen 3 is 305 mm long and has a diameter of 1.3 mm. Both specimens are medium brown in color, a dark collar is present, but weak in specimen 3.
Gordius sp. (4). Length 545 mm, diameter 0.8 mm. Medium brown with dark collar. Cuticle smooth (Fig. 1 G) and with no special characteristics at the posterior end (Fig. 1 H).
Gordius sp. (5). Length 290 mm, diameter 1.6 mm. Medium brown with dark collar. Cuticle not in good shape, with irregular elevations not resembling native cuticular patterns (Fig. 3 A). Otherwise smooth cuticle.
Gordius sp. (6). Length 170 mm, diameter 1.0 mm. Very light in color, almost whitish. The dark collar present is hardly visible. Darker coloration around the cloacal opening. Cuticle smooth (Fig. 3 B).
Gordius sp. (7). Length 605 mm, diameter 1.3 mm. Medium brown with dark collar and clearly visible dorsal and ventral darkly pigmented longitudinal lines along the body. Cuticle smooth (Fig. 3 C).
Gordius sp. (8). Length 665 mm, diameter 1.0 mm. Medium brown with dark collar and clearly visible dorsal and ventral darkly pigmented longitudinal lines along the body. Cuticle smooth with some longitudinal irregular ridges in some parts of the body (Fig. 3 D).
Gordius sp. (9). Length 280 mm, diameter 1.3 mm. Light brown with faintly visible dark collar. Cuticle smooth (Fig. 3 E).
description: Published as part of Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas & Schwarz, Christian J., 2016, Nematomorpha from the Philippines, with description of two new species, pp. 246-260 in Zootaxa 4158 (2) on pages 248-250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/266905