Parachordodes pachydermus
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| Taxonavigation: Chordodea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Parachordodidae
Genus: Parachordodes
Species: Parachordodes diblastus
Synonym: Parachordodes pachydermus
Name[edit]
- Parachordodes pachydermus (Örley, 1881)
- Authority for current placement: Poinar, 1991: 1592 ('Örley's specimens of G. pachydermus (one male) and G. diblastus (one male, one female) are conspecific and represent a species that is still prevalent on the North Island. Since G. diblastus appears first in Örley's paper, it has priority over G. pachydermus')
- undisputed by all subsequent authorities
- Obsolete combination: Gordionus pachydermus: Poinar, 1991: 1593 (implied)
- Original combination: Gordius pachydermus
- Type locality: 'New Zealand'
- Authority for current placement: Poinar, 1991: 1592 ('Örley's specimens of G. pachydermus (one male) and G. diblastus (one male, one female) are conspecific and represent a species that is still prevalent on the North Island. Since G. diblastus appears first in Örley's paper, it has priority over G. pachydermus')
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Örley, L. 1881: On hair-worms in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and magazine of natural history (5), 8 (47): 325–332, plate XVIII. DOI: 10.1080/00222938109487466 BHL [first availability, see p. 331 and plate XVIII: fig. 7]
- Poinar, G.O., jr. 1991: Hairworm (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea) parasites of New Zealand wetas (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae). Canadian journal of zoology, 69 (6): 1592–1599. DOI: 10.1139/z91-223 [first reviser choice of Gordius diblastus over Gordius pachydermus, see p. 1592 ('Since G. diblastus appears first in Örley's paper, it has priority over G. pachydermus')]
Additional references[edit]
- Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. 2009: New data on New Zealand horsehair worms (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 105: 5–12.