Chordodes formosanus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Chordodea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematomorpha Classis: Gordioida Ordo: Chordodea

Chordodes formosanus Chiu in Chiu et al., 2011

Type locality: Wufengqi Waterfalls (24°49'55.62"N, 121°44'50.10"E), Jiaushi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan
Holotype: NTU HM044112
Type host: Hierodula formosana Giglio-Tos

Chiu, M.-C., Huang, C.-G., Wu, W.-J. & Shiao, S.-F. 2011. A new horsehair worm, Chordodes formosanus sp. n. (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) from Hierodula mantids of Taiwan and Japan with redescription of a closely related species, Chordodes japonensis. ZooKeys 160: 1–22. .
Chiu, M-C., Huang, C-G., Wu, W-J. & Shiao, S-F. 2017. A new orthopteran-parasitizing horsehair worm, Acutogordius taiwanensis sp. n., with a redescription of Chordodes formosanus and novel host records from Taiwan (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). ZooKeys 683: 1—23. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.683.12673. Reference page.