Description of Gordius attoni sp.n. (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from Northern Canada
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 58 (3) , 382-385
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z80-049
Abstract
Gordius attoni sp.n. (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) is described using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and conventional methods. The presence of white spots, the postcloacal crescent on the male caudal end, and the shallow interareolar furrows devoid of pores and bristles as seen in SEM are characteristic of the genus Gordius. The species is characterized by its spindle shape and well defined polygonal areoles, which completely cover the body surface. Spinules, sparsely distributed mainly on the periphery of the areoles, are apparent in SEM. Adults have been found north of 51.5° extending beyond the Arctic circle from the Western Yukon to Chesterfield Inlet of Hudson's Bay.Keywords
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