Neochordodes occidentalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Chordodidae
Genus: Neochordodes
Species: Neochordodes occidentalis

Name

Neochordodes occidentalis (Montgomery, 1898)

• Type locality: San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
• Holotype: MCZH 1469

Synonymy

• Chordodes occidentalis Montgomery, 1898
• Chordodes gestri Camerano, 1904
• Neochordodes occidentalis Poinar & Doelman, 1974
• Pseudochordodes occidentalis de Miralles & de Villalobos, 1993

References

• Montgomery, T.H. 1898. The Gordiacea of certain American collections. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 32: 23–59.
• Poinar, G.O. & Doelman, J.J. 1974. A reexamination of Neochordodes occidentalis (Montg.) comb. n. (Chordodidae: Gordioidea): larval penetration and defense reaction in Culex pipiens L. Journal of Parasitology 60: 327–355.