Enchodelus satendri Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1974

W. Ahmad, Wu, J. & Shaheen, A., 2001, Studies on the genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae) from China, Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 4 (2), pp. 83-90 : 89

Enchodelus satendri Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1974

Measurements:

Females (n = 5): L = 1.34 — 1.71 (1.53) mm; a = 27 — 31 (29.5); b = 4.8 — 6.1 (5.4); c = 24.4 — 27.9 (25.8); cÕ = 1.5 — 1.7 (1.6); V = 53 — 55 (54); G1 = 18 — 23 (20); G2 = 18 — 19 (19); lip region width = 14 — 15 (15) m; lip region height = 5 — 6 (5.5) m; amphidial aperture = 8 — 9 (8.8) m; odontostyle = 24 — 25 (24.5) m; odontophore = 29 — 31 (30) m; guiding ring = 13 — 15 (15) m; neck length = 245 — 302 (280) m; expanded part of pharynx = 88 — 106 (98) m; cardia = 11 — 14 (12) m long; prerectum = 65 — 108 (79) m; rectum = 33 — 34 (33.7) m; ovary = 78 — 106 (94) m; oviduct = 72 — 89 (83) m; uterus = 146 — 167 (152) m; tail = 48 — 68 (60) m; ABD = 32 — 40 (36) m.

Male: L = 1.53 mm; a = 33; b = 5.3; c = 28; cÕ=1.5; lip region width = 15 m; lip region height = 5 m; amphidial aperture = 9 m; odontostyle = 24.5 m; odontophore = 31 m; guiding ring = 15 m; neck length = 287 m; expanded part of pharynx = 103 m; cardia = 14 m long; prerectum = 93 m; spicules = 44 m; lateral guiding pieces = 11 m; ventromedian supplements = 4; tail = 55 m; ABD = 36 m.

Location of pharyngeal gland nuclei and their orifices: D = 72 — 73; AS1 = 28 — 29; AS2 = 34 — 37; PS1 = 54 — 56; PS2 = 55 ­ 56

Habitat and locality: Soil around roots of forest trees (unidentified) from Shengnongjia mountains, Hubei Province, P. R. China

Remarks: Baqri and Jairajpuri (1974) described this species from high altitude in India. The present specimens agree fairly well with the Indian population except for having slightly shorter odontostyle (vs 25 — 29 m) and odontophore (vs. 34 — 40 m). This could be because of geographical variations.