Neoentomelas asatoi Hasegawa, 1989

KUZMIN, YURIY, 2013, Review of Rhabdiasidae (Nematoda) from the Holarctic, Zootaxa 3639 (1), pp. 1-76 : 69

Neoentomelas asatoi Hasegawa, 1989

( Fig. 34 D )

Host: Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus ( Reptilia: Sauria : Scincidae ).

Site: lungs.

Distribution: Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.

Description (after Hasegawa 1989). Body small, with reddish intestine. Length 1.21–2.36 mm, width 55–68 at nerve ring and 62–88 at vulva. Cuticle delicate, with adhesive outer surface and easily separated from subcuticular tissue. Cephalic end globular, 73–90 long by 85–101 wide. Buccal capsule 48–60 long by 42–60 wide; wall of buccal capsule thick especially dorsoventrally, and slightly indented laterally. Oesophagus with constricted middle portion, 163–185 long, anterior portion 39–49 wide, middle portion 23–29 wide and posterior portion 34–42 wide. Nerve ring 104–120, excretory pore 128–169 and deirids 137–172 from anterior extremity. Both ovaries ending near vulva. Tail conical, 55–75 long. Eggs elliptical, 52–73 by 39–48.

Material studied: 1 specimen ( SIZK, collected by H. Hasegawa) .

References: Hasegawa (1989).

Figures

FIGURE 34. K. markovi: A—anterior part of body, lateral view; B—head end, apical view; C—tail end, lateral view. N. asatoi: D—anterior part of body, lateral view. Scale bars: A, C, D—0.1 mm; B—0.05 mm.